厚労省が1.44億回分のワクチンをファイザーと契約して得ることになった。
本日のGetUpEnglishはこのニュースを読んでみる。
http://www.asahi.com/ajw/articles/14124351
Japan has signed a contract with U.S. pharmaceutical company Pfizer Inc. for about 144 million doses of its COVID-19 vaccine this year, enough to inoculate 72 million people, health minister Norihisa Tamura said Jan. 20.
pharmaceutical companyは「製薬会社」。英語を見れば意味がわかる人が、これを実際に書ける、口に出して言えるようにしておきたい。
inoculateは「~に予防接種する」
The Japanese government plans to start administering the vaccine, co-manufactured with German biocommerce company BioNTech, on medical workers by late February.
administerは「~を投与する」
biocommerce companyは「バイオ企業」
The ministry struck a basic agreement with Pfizer in July 2020 for enough doses to inoculate 60 million people by the end of June. The formal contract extends that period and provides Japan with more doses.