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After AstraZeneca, the government signed a contract to supply a vaccine for Corona 19 with global pharmaceutical companies Janssen and Pfizer. In the midst of this, the number of new patients a day of more than 1,000 people dropped to 900 people. However, tensions from quarantine authorities persist as group infections, including 10 security guards of former President Lee Myung-bak, have been confirmed across the country. Connect with reporters. Reporter Seung-Hoon Lee! The government signed a contract to buy a COVID-19 vaccine with Janssen and Pfizer, right? The government has officially announced the supply of contracts with global pharmaceutical companies Janssen and Pfizer. First, Janssen signed a contract for 6 million people in total. 2 million more than the 4 million initially planned, We have decided to start vaccination in the second quarter of next year. Pfizer vaccines have recruited 10 million people. The introductory period is established from the third quarter of next year. Specific negotiations are underway to further accelerate this by two quarters. The government closely examined the safety of vaccines in the US and UK, which started vaccination, He stressed that he would take care to receive the vaccines as soon as possible with confidence. With today’s contract announcement, the number of vaccines that have signed a purchase contract with Korea has risen to three, including AstraZeneca. Consequently, the Korean government is leaving contracts to supply vaccines with ‘Modena’ and ‘NovaVax’. In the case of Modena, we are currently in the process of reviewing and negotiating contracts with the aim of hiring 20 million people in January of next year. The number of new patients identified so far is somewhat lower than the day before, right? At 0 o’clock, the number of new confirmed cases per day is 985. Yesterday it was just under 1,092. However, there is still an outbreak of group infections spread across the country. In particular, a protective agent in charge of the security of former President Lee Myung-bak’s sister-in-law confirmed a group infection. So far 10 protectors have been confirmed and epidemiological investigations and self-isolation of those who have contacted them are underway. Quarantine authorities said the number of confirmed patients per 100,000 in Korea is 101, It is said to be in the smallest group of countries, with 37 in New Zealand and 112 in Australia. However, the quarantine authorities stressed that our Corona 19 situation cannot be seen as positive, and that it is a very worrying and tense situation. YTN Lee Seung-hoon from the Ministry of Social Affairs[[email protected]] is. ※ ‘Your report becomes news’ YTN awaits your valuable report.
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