[국제]Vaccine shortage emergency in US … India, large-scale vaccine begins



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With 10 million people vaccinated, the United States is accelerating its vaccinations, but the supply chain is disrupted and vaccine shortages are happening everywhere.

Governors in particular are outraged that the government has said it will release its reserves, but it turns out that stocks have already been depleted.

Large-scale vaccination has been started in India, a country with a population of 300 million people.

Reporter Yeojin Lee reports.

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In response to criticism that vaccination is slow while the death toll rises, the United States government said on the 12th it will rush to supply the amount of secondary vaccination it is stockpiling.

[앨릭스 에이자 /美 보건복지부 장관 (지난 12일) : 2차 접종 물량으로 백신을 비축하지 않고 주 정부별로 필요한 백신 물량을 주문받아 전량을 공급하기로 했습니다.]

But when it turned out that vaccine stocks were running low, the governors were infuriated that they had been misled by the Trump administration.

The Wisconsin governor says he feels an insult in the face of the government saying it will release reserves while stocks are already running low.

[토니 에버스 / 위스콘신 주지사 : 위스콘신 주민들이 한 방 맞은 거나 다름없죠. 왜 정확하지 않다는 걸 알면서 그런 약속을 하는지 솔직히 모르겠습니다.]

The governor of Oregon, who believed the government’s promises and promised to increase the number of people who would get vaccinated, was also angry.

[케이트 브라운 / 오리건 주지사 : 분명히 말씀드리는데요, 이건 국가 단위의 사기입니다.]

New York, the most densely populated area, is likely to run out of vaccines.

In fact, New York’s Mount Sinai Hospital canceled scheduled vaccinations and other medical institutions are carrying out new vaccines.

Meanwhile, the CDC from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention added concerns by warning that “a variant of the United Kingdom could occupy the United States in March.”

Large-scale vaccinations have started in India, the second highest number of confirmed cases after the United States.

The number of priority vaccination targets, including medical personnel and over 50s, reaches 300 million.

This is YTN Lee Yeo-jin.

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