[국제]EU, Pfizer vaccination starting tomorrow … variable ‘mutant virus’



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27 EU member states start vaccinating Pfizer in 27 to 29 days
Germany, France, Italy, etc., start vaccination on the 27th
EU Commission emphasizes ‘fair distribution’ of all member states
Pfizer-Bioentech is experimenting with mutant viruses


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The countries of the European Union will start getting vaccinated against COVID-19 tomorrow (27).

Amid fears of the mutant virus spreading from the UK, European countries are kicking off the new year with hopes of a vaccine.

Reporter Jo Soo-hyun reports.

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As announced by the EU executive of the European Union, the approval of the emergency use of the Pfizer vaccine has become a ‘Christmas present’ for EU citizens.

Between 27 and 29 local time, the 27 member states start vaccination as soon as they are ready.

Germany, France, Italy, Spain and Austria have a policy to start vaccination on the 27th.

Vaccines must be delivered to hospitals and public health centers across the country in cryogenic conditions, with some countries expected to take an extra day or two depending on conditions.

The EU did not disclose the primary supply volume.

However, it continues to emphasize that all member states are distributed on fair terms.

[우르줄라 폰데어라이엔 / EU 집행위원장 : 약속한 대로 백신은 모든 EU 회원국에 동시에, 동일한 조건으로 제공될 것입니다.]

In the midst of this, the possibility of spreading the second COVID-19 mutant virus identified in the UK has emerged as a variable of the vaccine’s efficacy.

[맷 행콕 / 영국 보건부 장관 : 새로운 변이는 전염력이 더 강하고 첫 번째 변이보다도 더 많이 변형된 것으로 보여 매우 우려스럽습니다.]

Pfizer and Bioentech, who jointly developed the vaccine, are conducting experiments to confirm the efficacy of the vaccine against mutant viruses, and we are interested in how the results will be obtained.

Along with this, although EU countries started vaccination together, it remains a task if countries can receive equal vaccine supplies until the end of all future national vaccinations.

This is YTN Soohyun Cho.

[저작권자(c) YTN & YTN plus 무단전재 및 재배포 금지]
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