高齢者の６割が「電話」希望　ワクチン接種の予約方法―民間調査

　新型コロナウイルスワクチン接種の予約方法について、高齢者の６割が「電話」を希望していることが民間調査で分かった。調査対象者の過半数がインターネットや通信アプリ「ＬＩＮＥ」（ライン）を使用していたが、担当者は「慣れ親しんだ電話での予約を望む高齢者は多い」と分析している。
　選挙調査会社「グリーン・シップ」（東京都）が２３日、全国の６５歳以上の男女を対象に、接種の予約が済んだ人と、これから予約する人の計１６５０人に電話で調査。接種済みが１４％、予約済みが４４％、予約できていないが４２％だった。
　希望する予約方法を全員に聞いたところ、６３％が電話と回答した。内訳は「自分で電話」が５７％、「家族知人に依頼して電話」が６％だった。
　一方、ネットやＬＩＮＥでの予約希望は３７％で、電話を大きく下回った。このうち、「自分で予約」は２２％、「家族知人に依頼して予約」は１５％だった。（2021/05/31-13:34）

A private-sector survey has shown that 63 pct of the elderly prefer using the telephone to book their COVID-19 vaccinations while 37 pct like the internet and the Line messaging app better.
   In fact, however, a majority of the elderly who had already reserved their vaccine shots used the internet and the Line app, according to the survey, conducted by Tokyo-based election research company Green Ship Co. on May 23.
   "There are lots of elderly citizens who want to use the telephone, which they are familiar with, to make their reservations," a Green Ship official said.
   The phone-based survey covered 1,650 people aged 65 or older across Japan, of whom 14 pct had already been inoculated against the novel coronavirus, 44 pct had made reservations for their vaccinations and 42 pct had not made reservations yet.
   Of the respondents who preferred the telephone to make their reservations, 57 pct wanted to make phone calls by themselves while 6 pct said they would ask their family members or acquaintances to call on their behalf.