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Pfizer vaccine transferred to Seongbuk-gu vaccination center▶ Click here to enlarge the view
Starting in April, vaccination against the new coronavirus infection (Corona 19) for the general public will begin in earnest, starting with the elderly 75 years and older.
The government plans to accelerate vaccination from the second quarter, but it is observed that as Crown 19 proliferates again, the competition to insure vaccines in each country becomes more fierce and the situation of supply and demand for vaccines becomes unstable, causing some interruptions. .
◇ 3,58,975 people over 75 years old starting tomorrow with the Pfizer vaccination … Also for those who enter, use and work in facilities for the elderly
According to the Corona 19 Immunization Response Advocacy Team (Advocacy Team) on the 31st, people aged 75 years and older will receive the vaccine at immunization centers in 49 regions across the country starting on 1 April, a day later.
The target is 3.58,975 people born before December 31, 1946. Among them, as of the 28th day, of the 2,041,865 people whose consent for vaccination was confirmed, 86.1%, or 1,758,000,623 people, showed a position that they would receive the vaccine.
Since the investigation is still ongoing, the number of applicants for vaccination may increase.
People aged 75 years and over will receive the vaccine individually contracted by the Korean government with Pfizer.
The Pfizer vaccine, which is scheduled to be supplied to Korea in June this year, has about 7 million doses (3.5 million people), of which 500,000 doses (250,000 people) arrived on the 24th, and 500,000 doses additional will arrive on this day.
The remaining 6 million episodes (for 3 million people) will be introduced each week dividing them into 1 million times (for 500,000 people) in April and 1.75 million times (for 875,000 people) in May.
Along with the age of 75 years and over, those admitted, users and workers of the facilities for the elderly are also vaccinated in the regional vaccination centers from the 1st day.
Among the 154,674 people in residential wellness centers for the elderly and in day / night and short-term care centers, a total of 9,423 people wanted to get vaccinated. This is the level of 93.2% of the subjects who confirmed the intention to vaccinate.
They will also be given two doses of the Pfizer vaccine every three weeks.
Current Status of Seniors 75 and Over and Eligible for Senior Facilities ▶ Click here to enlarge the view
The government is expanding its vaccination centers for each region and is also reviewing a separate vaccination method for older people who have limited mobility or cannot visit vaccination centers because they live on islands and mountainous areas.
◇ Unstable supply and demand in each country’s ‘vaccine war’ … The timetable for the national introduction of NovaVax-Modena-Jansen vaccines is still
As the number of subjects increases dramatically, the speed of vaccination is expected to increase, but the supply and demand outlook for vaccines is not bright, which is becoming a variable.
This is because countries around the world are waging a ‘vaccination war’ and the problem of a shortage of raw materials necessary for the production of vaccines has arisen, so there is no guarantee that the Korean government can ensure the original amount contracted on time.
For the elderly, even if they receive 3.5 million doses of Pfizer within two quarters of vaccination, the timing and number of other vaccines is still unclear.
For example, the initial volume of AstraZeneca (AZ) vaccine secured through the international vaccine joint purchase project ‘CoVax Facility’ was scheduled to enter the country from the Netherlands on this day, but was delayed three weeks on the third week of April. . Volume also decreased from 690,000 servings (345,000 servings) to 432,000 servings (216,000 servings).
In the second quarter, about 7.33 million people, including seniors aged 65 to 74, residents and workers of Corona 19 vulnerable facilities, kindergartens, and primary and secondary health teachers, will receive the AstraZeneca vaccine. It is a sittuation.
Additionally, plans to introduce vaccines from the three companies, NovaVax, Modena and Janssen, have yet to be defined.
As concerns that vaccine supply and demand would be gradually disrupted became a reality, the government began to take countermeasures.
The government is using the remaining amount for the second vaccination of the 1.57 million doses (787,000 people) received from AstraZeneca at the end of last month for people 65 and over who are eligible for vaccination in nursing homes and nursing facilities. seniors.
In addition, depending on the situation in the future, a plan is also being considered to increase the interval between the first and second doses of the AstraZeneca vaccine from the current 10 weeks.
Kim Ki-nam, head of the promotion team’s vaccination management team, said in a briefing the day before: “If necessary, considering the future vaccine supply situation, we may further consider changing the reservation base date.” .
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