[사회]Enough vaccine for the elderly?…”Increase the vaccination interval and review the second dose use”

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The Corona 19 Vaccination Committee discussed yesterday (10th) whether to vaccinate the AstraZeneca vaccine to elderly people 65 years of age or older.

The results will be announced today (11th), and the scope of vaccination is expected to be expanded as the efficacy of the elderly has been proven overseas.

Reporter Lee Hyeong-won reported whether there are more than 8 million subjects, and whether there is enough vaccine to be used for vaccination, and if there is not enough, what plans will be considered.

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If there are no significant variables, the AstraZeneca vaccine is likely to be vaccinated by the elderly over the age of 65.

In the discussion of the Vaccination Specialist Committee, the results of a recent UK survey that proved the effectiveness of the elderly were reviewed.

[천은미 / 이대목동병원 호흡기내과 교수 : (애초) 효과나 안전성에 문제가 된 것이 아니고, 65세 이상 고령층 연구 대상자 수가 좀 적었습니다. 최근 영국에서 47만 명 이상이 고령층에서 아스트라제네카 백신을 접종했더니, 입원율 자체가 많이 감소했고….]

When the vaccination for the elderly is determined, the number of targets alone exceeds 8 million.

Among them, only 300,000 elderly people in nursing hospitals and nursing facilities, the most vulnerable to infection, are high-risk groups.

Since it was the first priority before the vaccination was held, it is highly likely that the vaccine will be given first.

345,000 AstraZeneca vaccines from Kovacs Facility this month could be used against them.

[천은미 / 이대목동병원 호흡기내과 교수 : (코로나19에 감염된) 중증 환자 대부분이 요양병원에 입소한 분들이기 때문에 (이런) 취약 계층을 보호해야 코로나19로 인한 사망률을 낮출 수 있고….]

Even if all of the 700,000 AstraZeneca people decided to receive from Kovacs or the 3.5 million Pfizer contracts that will be introduced from the end of this month are not up to the size of the vaccination target.

This is the time to prioritize vaccinations by dividing the range of the elderly, and to consider how to use the second vaccination amount in advance.

[정기석 / 한림대 성심병원 호흡기 내과 교수 : 4주에서 8주 사이에 맞은 그룹보다 9주에서 12주 사이에 맞은 그룹이 성적(예방률)이 더 좋은 거에요. (그러니) 아스트라제네카를 형편이 닿는 한 최대한 맞히고, 한 석 달을 기다려서 그 뒤에 2차 접종을 한다면….]

Analysts say that early use of the second dose was in mind by nailing the AstraZeneca vaccination cycle, which was said to be separated by 8 weeks, from 8 to 12 weeks.

The government has a policy of reviewing the use of stockpile at a level that does not affect the second vaccination, based on the principle of using 2 doses of vaccine per person.

YTN Hyungwon Lee[[email protected]]is.

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