[사회]”Vaccine-Only Refrigerator Is Empty” … Will ‘Childhood Vaccine Lack’ Be Solved?

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The shortage of free flu vaccines for children continues.

Health authorities have decided to convert 15% of free adolescent vaccines to child use, but parents who have not been able to get them are struggling because there are not many sources available.

Reporter Eom Yun-ju covered it.

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Mok-dong Children’s and Adolescent Hospital, Seoul.

In years past, it’s a time when people come to get their flu shots, but the waiting room is busy.

Instead, calls are quick to ask if the vaccine is available.

“Because now we are out of the flu vaccine.”

This is a refrigerator for vaccines in the hospital. Free and paid flu vaccines were stored in this compartment and, as you can see, they are empty.

Often they go to the hospital not knowing that the vaccine is out of control and they walk in vain.

“Oh my grandmother forgot it would be okay.”

[이옥심 / 서울 목동 : 전화 다른데 다 돌려보라고 그러는데 그것도 걱정되고 다 찾아볼 수도 없잖아요, 우리가 일일이 다…. 아기는 감기 걸리면 안 되고 그래서 걱정돼서 이거도 어떻게 해야 할지 잘 모르겠어요.]

Other pediatricians also do not have enough supplies, so some parents go to hospitals where vaccines are available.

[손해리 / 서울 신정동 : ‘수량이 많이 부족하다.’ 그래서 미리 전화하고 있는 데로 갔거든요. 근데 대기가 되게 길어서 친정엄마가 대기해놓고 몇 시간 후에 가서 몇 시간 힘들게 맞히긴 했어요.]

Amid the surge in demand for vaccines due to Corona 19, the unit price of free children’s vaccines is lower than that of regular paid vaccines, which is a phenomenon that occurred when manufacturers reduced the supply for children.

The government has urgently decided to switch 15% of free juvenile vaccinations to children, but some hospitals point out that this may not be enough.

[김명준 / 소아청소년과 전문의 : 제가 10여 개 넘는 제약회사에 연락을 해봤는데 한 곳도 백신을 공급받을 수 있는 곳이 없었습니다. 수입물량을 당연히 늘려야 하고 일선 제조회사에서도 좀 힘들더라도 더 물량 확보를 많이 해주셨으면….]

Health officials have announced that they will provide vaccines for the children this week, but it is unclear whether the vaccine supply will be evenly distributed to alleviate the lack of vaccines and parental anxiety.

YTN Eom Yunju[[email protected]]is.

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