[사회]The only thing to believe is vaccines… emergency securing supplies for the global’vaccine war’

[사회]The only thing to believe is vaccines… emergency securing supplies for the global’vaccine war’

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As the world competes to secure vaccines, we are interested in whether the amount of vaccines contracted by the Korean government will be introduced at the scheduled time.

There are also concerns that the unstable supply and demand of vaccines may hinder vaccination.

This is Sohn Hyo-jung.

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In November, the government signed a vaccine contract for 79 million people, 1.5 times the population, with the aim of mass immunization.

It is planned to inoculate 12 million people in the first half of the year, but some disruptions occurred in the supply and demand of the vaccine.

This is because only 8.89 million people have arrived in Korea as scheduled or have a specific arrival schedule.

There is still no rough plan for when the shortage will be resolved.

What is more concerned is the third quarter.

Prime Minister Jeong Sye-gyun declared that 70% of the population would complete the first vaccination by the end of September, and for this, 25 million people are needed in the third quarter alone.

[정은경 / 질병관리청장 : 백신 수급에 대해서 많은 불안감을 가지고 계시는데요, 저희가 상반기 1,200만 명을 접종하겠다고 하고 백신을 최대한 수급하고 있습니다.]

This unstable supply and demand is due to the fierce battle for securing vaccines around the world.

India, which accounts for 60% of vaccine production, temporarily suspended exports of AstraZeneca vaccines, saying domestic vaccination is the priority, and the European Union also tightened the conditions for vaccine exports.

It is pointed out that the vaccination rate in Korea, which is currently 1.69 out of 100, should be increased by rushing to determine the quantity and timing of the contracted vaccine before the import road is blocked.

[정기석 / 한림대 호흡기내과 교수 (전 질병관리본부장) : 질병청만 가지고는 안 됩니다. 이게 청이 된 지 얼마 안 됐고 인력이 아직까지 제대로 세워지지도 않았으니까요. 그래서 외교부라든지 산업부라든지 국정원이라든지 또 민간 기업이라든지 모든 네트워크를 총동원해야 됩니다.]

The government announced that it will increase the vaccination rate as much as possible by considering increasing the interval between the first and second doses of the AstraZeneca vaccine from 10 weeks to 12 weeks, depending on the supply and demand situation.

In addition, he emphasized that even if some schedule changes, there will be no significant disruption to the second quarter vaccination plan.

YTN Son Hyo-jeong[[email protected]]is.

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