While the government has announced that it will start vaccination against the new coronavirus infection (Corona 19) from the end of February, adults aged 19 to 49, excluding the elderly, are expected to be vaccinated only after November. The government is not recommending vaccinations for pregnant women, children and adolescents who have not undergone clinical trials until safety is secured.
“Not recommended until the safety of pregnant women and children is secured”
According to the’Corona 19 Vaccine Recommendation Recommendations’, which the government is reviewing on the 11th, the government has completed vaccinations of about 36 million people, including the elderly and medical staff in nursing hospitals, and the elderly over 65, before November when the influenza (flu) outbreak. After that, vaccinations for adults aged 19 to 49 are expected to begin.
Jung Eun-kyung, head of the Central Defense Countermeasure Headquarters (Director of the Centers for Disease Control), is on the afternoon of the 31st of last month at the Centers for Disease Control in Cheongju, Chungcheongbuk-do for a briefing on the purchase of a vaccine for Modena and Corona 19. yunhap news
In this regard, the government conducted research services for introducing vaccines for new infectious diseases and selecting recommended targets for prior vaccination from July to November last year ▶ Risk of infection and serious disease ▶ Maintenance of medical systems and other social infrastructure ▶ Risk of transmission to vulnerable groups ▶ Exposure According to criteria such as risk, priority candidates for vaccination were selected.
According to this, as the government has revealed so far, the elderly, chronically ill, medical institution workers, and corona responders have been prioritized. Group life with a high fatality rate Elderly elderly, chronically ill, and medical workers to protect the health care system are not significantly different from those in Europe and the United States.
What is the domestic vaccination schedule for the ’56 million contract’?. Graphic = Reporter [email protected]
Earlier, the Korea Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (KCDC) Commissioner Jeong Eun-kyung attended an emergency questionnaire in the National Assembly on the 8th and said, “Health care workers and elderly elderly people in nursing hospitals and facilities are the targets and targets of the first stage of vaccination.” It will proceed to the stage of securing 60-70% of immunity by expanding the vaccination.” About 36 million people are considered for the priority vaccination. The vaccines scheduled to be introduced in Korea this year are for 56 million people, including AstraZeneca (starting in February), Janssen (2nd quarter), Modena (2nd quarter), and Pfizer (3rd quarter). Considering the beginning of the introduction and the fact that the volume comes in step by step, it is expected that healthy adults (19-49 years old) who are not eligible for the first vaccination will be able to meet until November.
Some say that young people with a lot of social activity should be considered as a priority target for vaccination, but the authorities decided that adults aged 19 to 49 had a low priority. This is because the risk of Corona 19 is low. Accordingly, about 22.6 million adults aged 19-49, or 43.7% of the population, ranked in the last place.
Who is recommended for domestic vaccination? Graphic = Younghee Kim [email protected]
In addition, pregnant women and children and adolescents under the age of 18 are expected to be excluded from the priority vaccination because the vaccine clinical trial results are still insufficient. The government has previously revealed that it means “do not recommend vaccination until safety is secured.” However, if clinical data are confirmed later, the vaccination will be reviewed again.
Kim Moran, a professor at the National Cancer Center, who is the chairman of the Corona 19 Countermeasure Committee of the Korean Society for Preventive Medicine, said, “Of the currently available vaccines, only Pfizer has conducted a clinical trial for 16 years of age or older, and for 12 years of age or older, it is now at the stage of clinical trials. Children and adolescents have a low infection rate, and even if they get sick, the symptoms are not severe, so they will not be prioritized for vaccination.”
A pediatric infectious medicine specialist who requested anonymity said, “Children and adolescents have no reason to get the COVID-19 vaccine. Even if they get caught, the symptoms are mild. In addition, it is known that the spreading power is much lower than that of adults even in the state that there are many viruses in the body after infection. As the COVID-19 vaccine has not been clinically tested on children, there is no reason to rush vaccination in a situation where safety for children has not been confirmed. It is not too late to decide whether or not to inoculate while watching the clinical trial situation in the future.”
Pfizer vaccine for novel coronavirus infection (Corona 19). AFP=Yonhap News
Based on this vaccination plan, the government is currently receiving opinions from related academic societies, and will be finalized and announced later this month after deliberation and resolution by the Vaccination Expert Committee, reflecting expert opinions.
The Agency for Disease Control and Prevention said, “We are carefully reviewing the subject of vaccination recommendations, the timing and scope of vaccination, etc. through discussions and opinions from experts,” and “we plan to prepare and announce an vaccination plan soon.
Reporter Hwang Soo-yeon [email protected]