On the morning of the morning of the 20th when the second dose of the Pfizer vaccine was conducted, subjects are being vaccinated at the Central Vaccination Center at the National Medical Center in Jung-gu, Seoul.
It was found that 30 out of 675,426 people who received the first vaccination of the new coronavirus infection (Corona 19) vaccine in Korea were infected with Corona 19.
In a regular briefing on the 20th, the head of the situation general manager of the Corona 19 Vaccination Response Promotion Team explained, “After vaccination on the 26th of last month, until 0:00 today, there are 30 cases of infection after vaccination.” There were 27 AstraZeneca vaccinations and 3 Pfizer vaccinations.
If they were confirmed within 7 days (13 patients) or 8 to 14 days (17 patients) after vaccination, it appears that they were transferred before or immediately after vaccination, the promotion team explained. “It is presumed that the confirmed patients were still infected before the immunity was generated,” said Bae, adding, “We will monitor the occurrence situation over time after vaccination and proceed with the vaccination effect evaluation.”
As of 0:00 on the 20th, there were 440 new cases in Korea and 12 cases from overseas, totaling 452. “After the Lunar New Year holidays, a number of confirmed cases, including foreign workers, have been continuously occurring at industrial sites,” said Bae. “Weak working conditions and communal life are the causes, and infection and nationality are not particularly related, and confirmed foreign workers are also I was infected while living in Korea.
As of 0 o’clock on the 20th, the cumulative source of the first vaccination of the vaccine was 675,426. It is a nursing hospital (17,7873 people), nursing facilities (95,989 people), first responders (54,598 people), a medical institution with a hospital level or higher (29,162 people), and a hospital for treatment of corona 19 patients (57,744 people).
From the 23rd and 30th, vaccinations for the elderly aged 65 and over in nursing hospitals and nursing facilities will also begin.
Director Bae said, “It is an individual’s voluntary choice to determine whether or not to be vaccinated, but vaccination is the most reliable and science that can advance our daily life by protecting my health first, protecting the health of my family, neighbors and society. He said, “When the vaccination order comes, we ask you to receive the vaccination safely on a good day.”
