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While distribution of the COVID-19 vaccine has begun in the United States, officials responsible for developing the vaccine say they hope to have 100 million Americans immune by next March. Emphasizing the importance of herd immunity, he stressed that “ more people need to be vaccinated, ” as if taking into account the rejection of vaccines by some in the US. Reporter Park Cheol-won reports. Montseff Slawi, executive director of the US government’s “High-Speed Operations” team, which oversees vaccine development, said he plans to distribute approximately 40 million doses of the vaccine nationwide by the end of the year. . This is the combination of the Pfizer vaccine distribution, which has begun shipping, and the Modena vaccine distribution, which is expected to be approved for emergency use this month. Since the Pfizer and Modena vaccine requires two doses to build immunity, 40 million doses is the amount that 20 million people can receive. He explained that in January and February of next year, 50 to 80 million doses of the vaccine could be distributed monthly, and by the first quarter of next year, 100 million people would be immune. He added that the Johnson & Johnson vaccine will be approved for emergency use in late January or early February, and the AstraZeneca vaccine will be approved for emergency use in late February. His comments are interpreted as refuting some views that the United States will not have enough vaccines. He also strongly recommended vaccination, as if taking into account that there were not few negative responses to vaccination in various opinion polls. Slawi, who said the way to see and pass the light at the end of the tunnel is to achieve herd immunity, stressed that more people need to be vaccinated. This is YTN Park Cheolwon.
