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Entry 2021.02.20 16:27 | Revision 2021.02.20 16:47
Using the starting dose of 120,000 donated doses
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Regarding the special corona vaccine syringe that President Moon Jae-in personally visited and praised as a “best practice for mutually beneficial cooperation”, the quarantine authorities “did not sign a purchase contract” on the 20th. ” It’s because there is no system to do it. ”
“It was very necessary and important to secure the minimum residual syringes early, so we have been capturing the current status of national and related producers since last January. After such a process, on January 26, two national companies ”. “It was not because Poonglim Pharmatech was intentionally excluded, but rather we considered the fact that no such system existed for mass producing syringe products produced by Poonglim Pharmatech at the time,” he said.
“There are two main syringes that are used for this year’s COVID-19 vaccination,” Yang said. “The minimum remaining LDS syringe is contracted for about 40 million, and the supply is starting, and the Public Procurement Service is also supplying general syringes in early January.” We made an offer through him, “he explained.
Poonglim Pharmatech, which used to import and sell medical devices, started developing LDS syringes last year, completed prototype production in a month with the help of Samsung Electronics and the government, and with the support of Samsung Bioepis and the Ministry of Food. and Medications. Safety on the 17th. It has even been approved for use by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA). According to the company, it is receiving requests to buy 260 million syringes in 20 countries, including Japan.
However, it is known that the Korean quarantine authorities will not use Poonglim Pharmatech syringes as they have already completed the contract to purchase the necessary syringes.
In response, Yang said, “Punglim Pharmatech has disclosed its intention to donate around 120,000 syringes and it is expected that they will be used for the initial (household) vaccination.” The 117,000 vaccines produced by Pfizer will arrive in Korea for the first time on the 26th.
On the 18th, President Moon visited Poonglim Pharmatech in Gunsan, Jeollabuk-do with government officials such as Kwon Chil-seung, Minister of Small and Medium Enterprises, and Kim Gang-rip, Minister of Food and Drug Safety. Samsung cooperated in all directions. Thanks.”
The company has built a smart factory system that mass-produces up to 20 million products per month as of March with the help of Samsung Electronics’ Smart Factory Support Center through the Small Size Smart Factory Building Project and Medium promoted by the government.
Poonglim Pharmatech Vice President Mihee Cho appeared the day before (19) and said: “We initially participated in the project as a means to accelerate the introduction of the government-required (corona vaccine)”). I was able to find a point where I could coexist playing a role. ”
Vice President Cho said, “With the help of large companies, we were afraid that the corporate culture that we had maintained in our own way would change or that the technology would not leak out,” he said. “But Samsung is working with us to obtain licenses, data inspection and mass production of products.”
Vice President Cho said, “I am currently working with Pfizer and have made a supply request for 18,000 worldwide (from Pfizer) in a short period of time.” “Japan will donate around 80 million in the month of April or May. I am doing it, but I am also discussing it now.”