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President Moon Jae-in is speaking at the State Council meeting held in the Blue House Women’s Hall on the 29th. Lead Reporter Tae-Seok Wang
“When ‘V’ (short for the chairman of the Blue House staff) appeared, the atmosphere changed. Modena’s side changed considerably.”
When the Blue House announced the “ surprise ” on the 29th that the American pharmaceutical company Modena decided to supply 20 million people (40 million doses) of a new vaccine against coronavirus infection (Corona 19) to Korea, said a senior government official. Of course, the results of the negotiations with Modena since the end of last August, led by the Korean Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, have only emerged at the end of the year.
However, in a situation where the world is struggling to secure vaccines, Modena announced that it would double the volume of the contract, which was for 10 million people (20 million doses). It is a common explanation of those who know the situation that is related to the point of view taken by the initiative.
The contract has not yet been signed. However, the Blue House announced in advance via a briefing on the day of the ‘good news’ that was heard from the public with considerable public concern about the introduction of vaccines and delays in vaccination. Blue House spokesman Kang Min-seok said: “President Moon Jae-in and Executive Director Stefan Vansel Modena (Executive Director) made a video call from 9:53 pm to 10:20 pm on the 28th. “.
It was none other than Bill Gates, president of the Bill Melinda Gates Foundation, that President Moon spoke with a representative of a global company that was not a foreign leader. This means that President Moon paid close attention to resolving people’s concerns about vaccines. It also reflects the urgency of getting a vaccine in a situation where criticism from the opposition party of the “incompetence of vaccines” is mounting.
On the call, CEO Bancell said: “If the Korean government wants to sign a contract quickly, the contract will be possible within this year. I hope this is hopeful news for the Korean people.” President Moon said, “I want to sign a contract within this year as much as possible.” An official from the Blue House presented: “It was difficult to sign a contract within a year, but the contract time has accelerated through the call.” The expected time for the signing of a Modena contract announced by the government in the middle of the month was in January next year. According to the Blue House, the purchase volume will double and the price will decrease. However, the cutting width is yet to be confirmed.
A cargo plane carrying the US Department of Defense Corona 19 vaccine for US forces in Korea lands at Incheon International Airport on the 25th. The vaccine delivered this time is a product of Moderna. Yunhap news
When this contract is signed, a total of 56 million people will be able to get a vaccine, Kang explained. The day before, health officials announced that they had completed supply contracts with AstraZeneca for 10 million, Janssen for 6 million and Pfizer for 10 million. It has insured 10 million people through ‘CoVax’, an international project for the joint purchase and distribution of vaccines. Spokesperson Kang said: “After further negotiations with NovaVax and Pfizer, the number of insured vaccines will increase further.”
According to the Blue House, President Moon and CEO Bancell also agreed to “ strengthen cooperation for the outsourced production of modders and vaccines to Korean companies. ” “We know that the Korean government is placing great importance on the development of new biopharmaceuticals and that Korean companies have strong production capacities. If we do consignment production, we will be able to build a large-scale production capacity,” said Bancell’s CEO. A government official said: “It cannot be said that the contracted production expansion and the additional volume were exchanged, but it is true that domestic companies actively supported Moder and the production helped secure additional volume.”
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