[사회]Officially Approved for Pfizer Vaccine … “Available for ages 16 and over”

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Pfizer’s COVID-19 prevention vaccine is officially licensed in Korea.

It is second only to AstraZeneca, and the subject of the vaccination is over 16 years old.

However, young people are not getting the vaccine right away, but reporter Lee Hyung-won reported why.

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Pfizer’s vaccine has been approved for the second time in Korea after AstraZeneca.

With 95% of the preventive effect, there were few serious adverse reactions such as ‘anaphylaxis’, so it was concluded that vaccination was not far-fetched.

[김강립 / 식품의약품안전처장 : mRNA 백신으로는 국내에서 처음으로 허가받는 백신이며 안전성과 효과성을 인정하여 임상시험 최종 결과 보고서 등을 허가 이후 제출하는 조건으로….]

Subjects eligible for vaccination were determined to be 16 years of age or older as a result of the two previous visits.

The main benefit was that the Pfizer clinical trial was designed for subjects over 16 years of age, confirming its safety and preventive effects.

Furthermore, the immune response of adolescents in this age group is no different than that of adults.

The approval of those over 16 years of age in several countries such as the United States, Europe and Japan was also taken into account.

[천은미 / 이대목동병원 호흡기내과 교수 : 처음부터 연구 자체가 16세 이상이고 사실 만 16세 이상이면 거의 성인이거든요. 도리어 면역이 훨씬 건강한 상태기 때문에 충분히 접종이 가능하고….]

However, it does not mean that young people will be vaccinated immediately.

This is because home vaccination targets are limited to adults over 18 years of age.

Whether the final vaccination goal will be changed is decided in the deliberation of the Vaccination Specialists Committee to be held in the future.

[김강립 / 식품의약품안전처장 : 허가 범위를 근간으로 해서 예방접종 계획에 따라서 관련된 기관에서 이러한 내용이 결정될 수 있을 것으로 보입니다.]

Storage conditions were minus 90-60 degrees and up to 6 months as requested by Pfizer, unlike the content of the US FDA approval.

The license for this item is for a vaccine purchased individually with Pfizer, and the quantity from Pfizer through ‘CoVax’ is specially imported and vaccination has already been done.

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