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London Croydon Health Department Staff Prepare to Store COVID-19 Vaccine▶ Click here to enlarge
The UK will start vaccination against the new coronavirus infection (Corona 19) for the first time in the world on the 8th (local time).
Foreign media reported that the British government is preparing for vaccination, calling the day ‘V-Day’ as the world watches if the way is opened to end the pandemic that has hit the world.
According to the BBC and the Associated Press, the UK will inoculate a vaccine jointly developed by Pfizer-Bioentech for seniors over 80 years across the country.
To this end, 50 base hospitals have been designated in England, and other hospital-focused areas are also vaccinated.
800,000 doses of the Pfizer vaccine produced in Belgium (for 400,000 people) entered the UK via Eurotunnel, stored in a secret area and then transported to each hospital.
NHS staff resolved the issues last weekend and established an immune response treatment center.
The initial vaccination targets are field medical personnel, over 80 years of age, and nursing home personnel. Nursing home residents start getting vaccinated in two weeks.
The Corona 19 vaccine is given three weeks after the first vaccination, and the second vaccine is given, and immunity occurs one week after that. Vaccination is free.
The UK, where Corona 19 damage is enormous, is taking a vaccine as a breakthrough and fighting a battle of speed with the world’s attention.
On day 2, the first in the world to approve this vaccine for emergency use, and in less than a week the vaccine begins.
On this, Anthony Pouch, director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID), noted that he was “ in a rush ” and then did not comply with the comments.
The British government, which had “self-praised” the vaccine policy, drew attention and explained that it was the result of difficult preparations.
Health Minister Matt Hancock’s call for the vaccination start date as “V Day” reminds me of Winston Churchill’s call for patriotism and a “V” mark of victory, according to the Associated Press.
British hospital one day before COVID-19 vaccination▶ Click here to enlarge
Pfizer vaccine must be stored at a cryogenic temperature of -70 degrees Celsius, and a special box filled with dry ice must be used for transportation, so it takes a lot of money, special equipment and labor to inoculate.
Because of this, it has started, but the level is not expected to reach the British government’s target level until next spring.
The UK has so far purchased 40 million doses (one dose) of the Pfizer vaccine capable of generating immunity to 20 million people and aims to immunize 25 million people, 40% of the population.
The UK announced on the 7th that the number of new confirmed cases reached 14,718 and the death toll rose by 189 to a total of 61,434.
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