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Prime Minister Jeong Sye-gyun announced on the 20th that the only Corona 19 vaccine that can be vaccinated in Korea in the first quarter of next year is the AstraZeneca vaccine, which has already signed a supply contract. Additionally, vaccines from Pfizer, Janssen, and Modena were difficult to obtain in the first quarter.
Prime Minister Chung appeared on the ‘KBS Sunday Diagnostic’ on the 20th and asked: “Is there any chance of inoculating vaccines like Pfizer, Janssen and Modena in the first quarter?” The contracts with these companies are imminent, but we have not received any supply promise in the first quarter ”.
However, Prime Minister Chung explained that the vaccine for AstraZeneca will start in March no later than February.
Prime Minister Jung said, “The vaccine supply contract is done on a quarterly basis and Korea is currently promised to receive it from the first quarter.” “The government wants to vaccinate from February, but it has not been promised when it will be supplied in the first quarter.”
In addition, he added that the 10 million vaccines contracted with AstraZeneca will not all arrive in the first quarter, but will be introduced sequentially.
Prime Minister Chung said, “We hope that the Korea Food and Drug Administration will approve the use of the AstraZeneca vaccine early next year,” and explained that through this, the vaccine can be administered regardless of whether the Administration of US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved it.
Based on the point that the vaccine was delayed compared to other countries, he said, “In July, when the government operated the TF vaccine, there were 100 confirmed national cases per day, so there was a side that did not plan to increase dependence on the vaccine”. “On the other hand, the United States and the United Kingdom, where there are many confirmed cases, paid for the development of vaccines to pharmaceutical companies in advance. Pharmaceutical companies have no choice but to differentiate themselves from these countries. That’s why the vaccine contract was delayed a bit. “
Regarding the problem of securing beds due to the explosion of confirmed cases, he said: “We are looking to secure 10,000 beds, including life treatment centers, dedicated hospitals and intensive care units for seriously ill patients.”
The government has announced a plan to pre-purchase 44 million vaccines in development abroad and introduce them sequentially from February to March next year to prepare for the COVID-19 vaccine shortage.
Specifically, it has decided to insure 10 million people through the ‘COVAX facility’, an international project for the joint purchase and distribution of vaccines, and 34 million through individual negotiations with global pharmaceutical companies.
AstraZenekawa has already signed a contract to supply 10 million people, Janssen will supply 4 million people and Pfizer will supply 10 million people. In Modena, it is expected to insure 10 million people.
Reporter Park Sang-eun [email protected]
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