The government also reviewed the introduction of the Corona 19 vaccine made in China ⋯ “The safety and efficacy of the Sinopharm vaccine are good”

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“4 of the 9 candidates for phase 3 clinical trials of the corona vaccine conducted in China”
“If it is considered good, the pre-purchase consultation channel will be activated”
People’s Daily “Zero Side Effects and Infections for Hundreds of Thousands of People”

Although the government has announced that it will ensure a vaccine for a new coronavirus infection (Corona 19) equivalent to about 30 million people, which is approximately 60% of the national population, it is believed that it is also considering buying a vaccine manufactured in China.

Joon-wook Kwon, deputy director of Central Defense Countermeasures Headquarters, said in a briefing on the national Corona 19 outbreak on the 15th, “We are discussing in depth not only with experts in Korea, but also with relevant ministries.” .

Deputy Director Kwon said: “179 vaccines are being developed around the world, and 34 of them have entered clinical trials,” he said. “I remember there are 9 candidates for phase 3 vaccines and 4 of them from China.” The deputy director of Kwon said: “Because safety is best above all else, we will focus on securing it on the basis of science rather than the countries and pharmaceutical companies that produce it.”

Im In-taek, director of health industry policy at the Ministry of Health and Welfare, also said on the day that “we are monitoring the vaccine development of the Chinese pharmaceutical company Sinoparm through diplomatic channels.” Director Lim said: “The adverse reaction is very low and the effect is good. We are verifying the effect of the vaccine and the safety of Synoparm through the Ministry of Food and Drug Safety.” Said.

In this regard, the People’s Daily, a magazine of the Communist Party of China, has already inoculated hundreds of thousands of people with two types of vaccines being developed by the Chinese Sinopam organisms. It was reported that no infected people had come out. In particular, among the tens of thousands of people who were vaccinated and sent to countries and regions with high risk of corona outbreaks abroad, it was said that it was an encouraging situation, as there has not been a single case of corona infection. .

The government is currently negotiating with AstraZeneca, NovaVax, Pfizer, Johnson & Johnson, and Modena, which are developing a vaccine for Corona 19, and plans to operate additional channels of negotiation when a company comes out that develops an excellent vaccine.

The government secured 20 million doses (40 million doses, 1 dose per dose) through negotiations with individual companies and 10 million vaccines through the COVAX Facility, a global vaccine supply system. That day the plan was revealed.

Even after securing the Corona 19 vaccine for 30 million people, the government plans to promote the purchase of the second stage vaccine taking into account the trend of development of national vaccines, so that more than 70% of people can receive the vaccine. vaccine.

Recently, he repeatedly emphasized the position that the ‘all national vaccines’ influenza vaccine, which has been raised as a concern by the Twin Demic, where influenza (flu) and Corona 19 are spreading together, “is not necessary “. Deputy Director General Kwon said: “It is not necessary to inoculate the entire population due to various quarantine or epidemiological rationales.” However, he said, “in the case of Korea, we have a volume of influenza vaccine equivalent to about 57% of the total population,” he said. “This is the highest level in the world.”