[국제]Corona vaccine spread in EU and Latin America… spread of mutant virus’emergency’

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The spread and vaccination of the Corona 19 vaccine has begun in various countries around the world, including the European Union, the EU, the Middle East, and Latin America.

In the meantime, concerns are growing as the new corona 19 virus mutation reported in the UK is spreading to various countries including Denmark.

Reporter Kang Seong-ok reports.

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Pfizer and Bioentech announced on the 23rd local time that they have started supplying vaccines to EU member states.

The first dose is the amount of inoculation for 2 million people.

The German government is scheduled to start vaccination on the 27th.

The city of Berlin, the capital city, has decided to start vaccination at nursing homes and nursing homes by operating 60 mobile vaccination teams, and to finish vaccination for the vulnerable by mid-February.

From January, we plan to send a notice to senior citizens aged 80 or older to receive vaccinations.

Due to the small amount of the vaccine, the city authorities in Berlin have no choice but to step through the vaccine.

Corona 19 vaccine jointly developed by Pfizer and Bioentech has also arrived in Mexico, Chile and Costa Rica in Latin America.

These countries plan to start vaccination on Christmas Eve on the 24th of local time as if it were a Christmas gift.

[세바스티안 피녜라 / 칠레 대통령 : 우리는 코로나와 싸우고 있는 의료진들부터 먼저 접종하고 1분기에 5백만명을 접종할 계획입니다.]

As countries around the world are in a hurry to vaccination, a new mutation of the South African coronavirus virus, reported in the UK, is being confirmed in countries around the world.

In Denmark, Singapore and Nigeria, people infected with the COVID-19 mutant virus have also emerged.

Major countries around the world are keen on the spread of the mutant virus, such as stopping flight operations with the UK and South Africa and strengthening the response stage for Corona 19.

This is YTN Kang Seong-ok.

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