[사회]British mutant virus suspended flights… How does the existing vaccine work?

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The government temporarily suspended flights to prevent the spread of the COVID-19 mutant virus confirmed in the UK.

This mutant virus has not been found in Korea yet.

Experts have advised that conventional vaccines do not have a major problem with working, and that there is no need for excessive anxiety.

This is reporter Hyungwon Lee.

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The official confirmation of the British mutant virus is a high degree of transmission.

Since infection can cause a rapid increase in the size of the case, the government has stopped operating flights to prevent entry into the country.

[손영래 / 중앙사고수습본부 전략기획반장 : 오늘(23일)부터 12월 31일까지 영국과의 항공편 운항을 일시 중단합니다. (영국발 입국자는) 14일 격리를 실시하고 격리해제 시에도 추가로 PCR 검사를….]

When entering the country, the fever standard is also strengthened from 37.5 degrees to 37.3 degrees, and the flight attendants are also thoroughly inspected.

In this process, if a confirmed person is found, an additional test will be performed to confirm the mutation.

Nothing has been discovered in Korea yet, but the inflow does not seem to be of much concern.

Experts say that the difference in fatality rate has not been confirmed, and it will not reduce the effectiveness of the existing vaccine.

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In addition, even if the vaccine becomes incapacitated through repeated mutations, it is possible to quickly supplement it, so there is no problem.

[정재훈 / 가천의대 예방의학교실 교수 : 바이러스가 현재 개발된 백신에 대해서 효과가 없어진다고 하더라도 현재 개발 중인 mRNA 백신, 바이러스 벡터 백신 같은 경우는 그 변이에 충분히 대응할 능력이 있습니다.]

Several pharmaceutical companies, such as Modena and Pfizer, who developed the vaccine, believed that it would still be effective against the mutant virus, and went into further verification.

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