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AstraZeneca (AZ) (Corona 19) new coronavirus infection vaccination will begin on the 23rd for 370,000 people 65 years of age and older in nursing hospitals and nursing facilities.
President Moon and his wife are also welcome tomorrow.
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According to the Corona 19 Vaccination Response Promotion Team (hereinafter the Promotion Team) on the 21st, the vaccination targets are 5873 places, including nursing and psychiatric hospitals (20,6443 people), nursing homes (163,357 people) and rehabilitation and psychiatric care facilities (2924 people) There are 370 6724 residents and workers aged 65 and over. Nursing hospitals will be vaccinated on the 23rd and nursing facilities will be vaccinated on the 30th. The second vaccination, which should take place 10-12 weeks after the first, is scheduled for June. Considering that the antibodies are formed two weeks after the vaccination is complete, they are expected to have immunity against Corona 19 as of mid-June.
Cumulative number of vaccinations per day. Graphic = Kim Eun-kyo [email protected]
Initially, vaccination was delayed due to controversy over the effectiveness of the AZ vaccine against the elderly in Europe, although it was initially targeted at patients 65 years of age or older in nursing hospitals. The government changed the plan after concluding that there was no problem with the effect in the UK, where large-scale vaccinations were carried out.
President Moon Jae-in and his wife will also be vaccinated with AZ vaccine on the 23rd. Blue House spokesman Kang Min-seok said: “The essential purpose of attending the G7 Summit in the UK in June is to get vaccinated first according to the vaccination procedure of the Korea Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. It also means do it. ”
President Moon, who is 68 years old, and Mrs. Kim, who is 66 years old, should be vaccinated with the AZ vaccine in May-June with the general public aged 65 to 74 years. However, the authorities have made it possible to receive the vaccines first through strict procedures and certification only in the event of an emergency exit due to essential public affairs or important economic activities.
Vaccination plan for each target. Graphic = Reporter Kim Young-ok [email protected]
The number of vaccination targets will increase from next month. 3.64 million people over the age of 75 are vaccinated sequentially at regional vaccination centers from the first week. They will be given the first Pfizer vaccine introduced. 4,943,000 people, ages 65 to 74, receive the AZ vaccine in hospitals in May and June. A total of 11.5 million people, including kindergarten, nursery school, and elementary school (first and second grade) teachers, special education workers and health teachers, police officers, soldiers, firefighters, and aviation crew members, they are also scheduled to be vaccinated in the second trimester. .
Meanwhile, the advocacy team held a vaccination committee on the 20th on the blood clot controversy, reviewed the safety of the AZ vaccine, and plans to announce the results on the evening of the 22nd. Although the European Medicines Agency (EMA) and the World Health Organization (WHO) concluded that there was no association between the vaccine and the appearance of blood clots, public anxiety did not disappear, as abnormal cases such as blood clots occurred in the brain after vaccination . in a young man in his 20s.
Reporter Esther and Hwang Soo-yeon [email protected]
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