ワクチンに「全て懸ける」　菅首相

　菅義偉首相は４日放送のＦＭラジオ番組で、新型コロナウイルスのワクチンをめぐり、自らが掲げる７月末までの高齢者接種完了の目標に関し、「ワクチンは切り札だから、もう全てを懸けてやろうと思った。宣言しなければできない」と語った。その上で「７月いっぱいでなんとかできそうだ」と述べ、達成可能との見通しを示した。
　東京五輪・パラリンピックについては、「国民の安全安心に責任を持つのは首相として私の責任だ」と述べ、感染防止対策を徹底して開催する考えを強調した。番組は６月２８日に収録された。（2021/07/04-11:01）

Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga in a radio program aired Sunday suggested that it is possible to achieve his goal of completing the vaccinations of elderly people against the novel coronavirus by the end of July.
   "Vaccines are a trump card (in the fight against the coronavirus), so I thought that I should stake everything on them," he said, adding, "We would likely be able to finish vaccinating elderly people within this month."
   Suga reiterated his resolve to hold the Tokyo Olympic and Paralympic Games as planned this summer by taking full-scale measures against the coronavirus.
   "I, as prime minister of Japan, is responsible for ensuring the safety and security of Japanese people," he said.
   The radio program was recorded on Monday last week.