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The government has prepared a plan to vaccinate the crown19 this month and has made plans to start vaccinating it next month.
The AstraZeneca vaccine has been reviewed and the Pfizer vaccine, which is expected to be introduced in the third quarter, is being negotiated to arrive more quickly.
This is reporter Jinwoo Lee.
[기자]The number of foreign vaccines for Corona 19 insured by the government to date is 56 million people.
Starting at the end of next month, we plan to vaccinate workers in high-risk medical institutions and older people living in nursing homes.
To this end, a license review of the AstraZeneca vaccine was initiated.
<김상봉 / 식품의약품안전처 바이오생약국장> “We plan to take priority over other nationally approved drugs, and within 20 days, it usually takes 2-3 months or more for national shipment approval …”
Upon completion of the review, Korea is expected to receive the AstraZeneca vaccine produced by SK Bioscience, a national company.
Along with this, the government is negotiating to advance the Pfizer vaccination to the first half.
<정은경 / 중앙방역대책본부장> “The introduction of the Pfizer mRNA vaccine is scheduled so that the quantity will be supplied beginning in the third trimester. But to receive the supply of that part before …”
This is because the Pfizer vaccine is more effective in preventing COVID-19 than AstraZeneca.
However, the Pfizer vaccine has difficult delivery conditions that must be kept at -70 degrees Celsius.
<백순영 / 가톨릭대의대 미생물학교실 명예교수> “Because the vaccination method and the distribution method are all different, it is necessary to have all the proper testing exercises on which vaccine will be given to people with a certain priority and at what time …
The government has prepared ‘Corona 19 Vaccine Storage and Distribution Guidelines’ with the Ministry of Food and Drug Safety, and is securing the cryogenic freezers needed for storage.
It also plans to launch a vaccine response advocacy team and announce a specific vaccination plan within this month.
This is Yonhap News TV, Lee Jin-woo. ([email protected])
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2021/01/04 20:44 Sent
