安倍首相、ワクチン年末確保へ交渉　新型コロナ

　安倍晋三首相は１４日、インターネットサイト「ニコニコ動画」の番組に出演し、新型コロナウイルス対策をめぐり視聴者の質問に答えた。ワクチンに関し、首相は米モデルナ社や英アストラゼネカ社による開発が進んでいると紹介。「早ければ年末には接種できるようになるかもしれない。完成した暁にはしっかり日本も確保できるよう（両社と）交渉している」と明かした。
　また、今後の感染予防策について「夏になったからといって安心はできない。第２波に向けて医療提供体制をしっかり支援すると同時に検査体制を拡充していきたい」と強調した。（2020/06/14-21:10）

Japan's Prime Minister Shinzo Abe said Sunday that the country is in talks with overseas pharmaceutical firms on securing vaccines for the novel coronavirus toward year-end.
   Appearing in an internet program, Abe said that work by Moderna Inc. of the United States and AstraZeneca PLC of Britain to develop coronavirus vaccines is progressing.
   "Japan is in negotiations (with the two companies) to make sure that our country can secure the vaccines once they are completed," he said, noting that vaccination may start as early as at the end of this year.
   Still, the prime minister said, "We should not lower the guard against the coronavirus although the summer is coming," stressing his intention to fully support the medical treatment system and expand virus testing to better prepare for the possibility of Japan being hit by a second wave of infections.