[서울신문] 文, report on corona related ministries tomorrow… “The 28th Vaccination Plan Official Announcement” (Comprehensive)

Ministry of Welfare·Food and Drug Administration·Disease Management Office video work report

“Include specific vaccination plan in the work report”
“Securing more than 56 million vaccines”
‘Cryogenic’ at inoculation centers such as Pfizer and Modena
AstraZeneca, vaccination at a consigned medical institution

On the 25th, President Moon Jae-in receives a business report by video from the Ministry of Health and Welfare, the Ministry of Food and Drug Safety, and the Disease Management Office. In this report, it is said that a specific vaccination plan will be included in the report as it is expected to be introduced in Korea from the beginning of next month. The quarantine authorities will confirm and officially announce the vaccination plan on the 28th after the work report is over.

Report on adjustment of the’social distance’ stage

On the 24th, a Blue House official said that President Moon will receive intensive reports on the response to Corona 19 by connecting the Minister of Welfare Kwon Deok-cheol, KIM Gang-rip, and the Korea Centers for Disease Control and Prevention via video at the Blue House.

In this report, the future trend of the 3rd pandemic, which has continued since mid-November last year, and plans to adjust the social distancing stage accordingly, are expected to be reported.

On the 28th, the government announced a briefing regarding the implementation of the corona 19 vaccination.

The government has prepared the’Vaccination Enforcement Plan’, which specifically set the targets for vaccination and the method of vaccination through the’Corona 19 Vaccination Response Promotion Team’, led by the Korea Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

On the 15th, President Moon started the schedule of ‘2021 Government Affairs Report’ by receiving report data from each ministry.

On the 21st, I received my first face-to-face business report from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Unification, and Defense.

This year’s business report takes into account the Corona 19 situation and basically takes a written report, and depending on the situation, it is carried out through video or face-to-face reports.

Corona 19 Vaccination Response Promotion Team
Official announcement of the 28-day vaccination implementation plan

Secured 56 million people including AstraZeneca
Completed additional contract for 20 million people with Novavex

According to the Central Defense Countermeasure Headquarters (Bang Dae-bon) on that day, the’Corona 19 Vaccination Response Promotion Group’, which includes the Korea Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and related ministries, will confirm the vaccination implementation plan and officially announce it on the 28th.

The promotion team plans to disclose the target, timing, and method of vaccination in detail while explaining the current status of the Korean government’s introduction of the Corona 19 vaccine through regular briefings on the afternoon of the day.

The government has signed vaccine purchase contracts with individual pharmaceutical companies such as’COVAX facility’ and AstraZeneca, Janssen, Pfizer, and Modena, an international project for joint purchase and distribution of vaccines, and secured a total of 56 million people. .

In addition, it has almost completed a contract with Nova Bax to bring in an additional 20 million people.

Among them, Kobax’s initial supply of 50,000 people is expected to be the first to arrive early next month. Pfizer’s products are being actively reviewed for vaccines entering Korea through COVAX.

In addition, when looking at the timing of vaccine introduction by pharmaceutical company, AstraZeneca is expected to enter from February to March, Janssen and Modena in the second quarter, NovaVax in May, and Pfizer in the third quarter.

As such vaccines come in sequentially, this vaccination plan is expected to include information on the priority targets, size, and timing of vaccinations for each target.

Priority vaccination targets are medical institution workers
Elderly people living in nursing hospitals and facilities

First of all, medical institution workers and elderly people living in nursing hospitals and facilities are mentioned as targets for vaccination.

In other countries, the U.S. Immunization Advisory Committee (ACIP) recommends medical staff and nursing home residents as a priority target for vaccination, and the UK’s Corona 19 Vaccination Guidelines (Greenbook Ch.14a) recommends the elderly and nursing home workers living in nursing homes. Is viewed as the first priority.

In addition, the government has prioritized vaccinations for the elderly, adults with chronic diseases, workers in education and childcare facilities for children and adolescents, first responders to Corona 19, adults aged 50 to 64, police and fire officials, soldiers, correctional facilities and treatment center prisoners and staff It has been reviewed as a target.

Based on the discussion so far, the government plans to specify the priority of those who are recommended for priority vaccination.

In particular, it is planning to decide who will get the first quantity of 50,000 people for Kobax, which is expected to be introduced early next month.

This vaccination plan is expected to include details on where and how the vaccine can be received.

Previously, the quarantine authorities announced a policy to proceed with the vaccination in a’two-track’ method centered on consignment medical institutions and vaccination centers, as storage temperature and transportation method differ depending on the type of vaccine.

The messenger ribonucleic acid (mRNA) vaccine, which must be kept in a’cryogenic’ state, like Pfizer and Modena, will be administered at the vaccination center, and other vaccines such as AstraZeneca will be administered at consigned medical institutions.

The government plans to designate and operate approximately 10,000 consigned medical institutions and 250 vaccination centers.

Reporter Kang Ju-ri [email protected]