[사회]AZ Vaccine, Senior Vaccination Today…”75+ Priority Vaccination”

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It is decided today whether the AstraZeneca vaccine will be given to seniors 65 and older.

In addition, the vaccination plan for the vaccine coming in March and April is also discussed, and a plan to give priority vaccination to the elderly over 75 years of age is being considered.

Reporter Park Hong-gu on the report.

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The quarantine authorities hold a vaccination committee today to decide whether to immunize the elderly with AstraZeneca vaccine.

AstraZeneca vaccine has been controversial about its effectiveness in preventing the elderly due to insufficient clinical cases, but the atmosphere has been reversed with the results of actual vaccinations to millions of people in the UK.

[정은경 / 질병관리청장 : 자문회의에서의 전문가들의 검토 의견도 그 당시에 제기됐던 유효성에 대한 근거 부족은 영국에서의 자료나 이런 것으로 충분히 접종을 할 수 있겠다, 라는 그런 의견을 주셨습니다.]

Accordingly, it is expected that 370,000 residents and workers in nursing hospitals and facilities 65 years of age or older, whose vaccinations were withheld, will be vaccinated this month.

Along with this, the quarantine authorities are reviewing a plan to give priority to vaccinations for the elderly over the age of 75, even among the elderly.

Considering the amount of vaccine supply, it seems that it is impossible to plan vaccinations for 8.5 million elderly people aged 65 or older at once.

Looking at the amount of vaccines that have been confirmed to be introduced so far, AstraZeneca amounted to 350,000 people in March, 705,000 people from April to May, and 500,000 people from Pfizer by the end of March, for a total of 1.55 million people. .

[양동교 / 예방접종대응추진반 자원관리반장 : 개별적으로 저희들이 계약한 화이자 백신이 3월 22일 주에 50만 회분 그리고 3월 29일 주에 59만 회분, 이렇게 주간 단위로 확정이 돼있고.]

3 million more Pfizers are expected to come in in the second quarter, and Modena, Janssen, and NovaVax are also scheduled to be introduced from the second quarter, but the situation is currently uncertain.

Accordingly, it is reported that the quarantine authorities are considering a plan to increase the number of vaccinations at least once by releasing the amount of the second vaccination in advance.

Studies have already shown that even one vaccine is effective in preventing COVID-19 infection and severe illness.

In addition, in the case of AstraZeneca, you only need to receive the second dose within 3 months, so it may be effective if you have a well-planned supply plan.

This is YTN Park Hong-gu.

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