Vaccine introduction confirmed for a total of 79 million people… NovaVax, technology transfer and domestic production
The government decided to secure an additional 3 million Pfizer vaccines and introduce them in the second quarter. It also signed a contract to purchase 20 million vaccines with NovaVax.
As a result, the amount of vaccines obtained by the government amounted to 79 million people, including the existing 56 million people.
The government plans to supply 500,000 Pfizer vaccines, which were scheduled to be introduced in the third quarter, ahead of the end of March, and start vaccinating NovaVax vaccines from the second quarter.
At a meeting of the Central Disaster and Safety Countermeasure Headquarters at the Government Complex Sejong on the 16th, Prime Minister Jeong Sye-gyun said, “As uncertainties in the supply and demand of vaccines are growing in the first half, we will advance a certain amount of Pfizer vaccines that were contracted to supply 10 million people in the first half of the year. In the first half of the year, we have been discussing the amount of additional products that can be introduced,” he said.
Prime Minister Chung added, “If this is the case, the Pfizer vaccine will be available for a total of 7 million doses and 3.5 million doses in the second quarter alone.”
Prime Minister Jung said, “In the case of NovaVax vaccine, it is more meaningful as our company receives technology and produces vaccines at domestic factories.” Evaluated as.
Prime Minister Jeong said, “After a while on behalf of the government, the head of the Korea Centers for Disease Control and Prevention will sign a purchase contract with SK Bioscience.”
In addition, Prime Minister Chung emphasized that, “for two weeks, we must achieve a solid stability by raising social action to the maximum for two weeks, so that the new distance system can be reorganized from March.”
“The greatest risk factor is the relaxation of alertness, whether stability or re-proliferation is ultimately dependent on this.” “He added.
(yunhap news)