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◀ Anchor ▶
Reporter Kim A-young, who just reported, is here now.
Let’s review a question about the vaccine.
Reporter Kim, the first vaccine we will receive is from Pfizer.
It was originally known as AstraZeneca.
Is there a reason this changed?
◀ Reporter ▶
Yes, we have already reported only on the 20th,
In the case of the Pfizer vaccine, it is most likely subject to “special revenue” because experts from the Ministry of Food and Drug Safety participated together at the time of the WHO rush-use approval review.
When this “special import” is possible, vaccination will be possible without the permission of the Ministry of Food and Pharmaceutical Safety.
Therefore, as soon as the vaccine arrives, the vaccine can be used immediately within a day or two, which is why it is considered the most advantageous in terms of procedure.
◀ Anchor ▶
So when the Pfizer company enters Korea, the permitting process can be faster, right?
◀ Reporter ▶
Yes, there is some controversy as to whether the AstraZeneca vaccine is effective for the elderly recently.
Therefore, today the government also held a meeting with external experts to verify its safety and effectiveness.
The results of this meeting will be announced tomorrow.
However, even if the vaccine is approved through this process, it is necessary to have a national release process.
Therefore, you cannot get the vaccine until the end of February.
It is later than the Pfizer vaccine.
◀ Anchor ▶
Also, I was curious because the supply of vaccines for the first time increased.
Originally, it was known to 50,000 people, but it grew to 60,000 people.
As a step?
◀ Reporter ▶
Yes. Originally, the amount of Pfizer vaccine Kovacs was supposed to administer was at least 50,000.
So I gave 50,000 people, but if there were no countries that received this vaccine, it would give more of the remaining supplies.
Pfizer vaccine must be dispensed at a cryogenic temperature of -70 degrees Celsius.
So even if you do get a vaccine, there are few countries that can maintain this cold chain, so it appears that much of it has been supplied to Korea with a vaccination system first.
◀ Anchor ▶
The government was said to hold a mock vaccination training starting tomorrow.
What kind of training is this?
◀ Reporter ▶
As is known, the Pfizer vaccine must be kept at a cryogenic temperature of -70 degrees Celsius from distribution to vaccination.
Therefore, there should be no flaws in the procedure until the vaccine arrives at the airport, passes through customs, is loaded into the vehicle and transferred to the vaccination center.
The airport decided to designate a separate location to install a vaccine-laden cargo plane to minimize this line of traffic.
Once the vaccine is unloaded from the plane, it must be loaded into a transport vehicle and transported to two distribution centers, and trained to complete these processes.
◀ Anchor ▶
I see.
I hope the vaccine arrives as planned.
I heard it well.
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