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There is a lot of interest in when the Corona 19 vaccine will enter Korea.
The time to enter Korea is likely to be early next month, so before the Lunar New Year holidays.
It means distribution, storage, and preparation for inoculation must be done in a hurry.
Reporter Lee Jun-beom summarized the process from vaccine distribution to vaccination.
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Pfizer vaccine, which is expected to enter Korea first in early February, should be stored in an environment of -70 degrees Celsius, but AstraZeneca vaccine, which will be released in the first quarter, is distributed refrigerated.
As such, the time of introduction as well as the distribution and storage methods are different depending on the vaccine, so the urgent thing is to establish a distribution management system.
As SK Bioscience became the implementing agency, domestic IT companies, pharmaceutical distributors, and cryogenic freezer companies participated.
They are stored in dedicated refrigeration and freezing centers, and are delivered to all over the country according to demand for vaccinations.The integrated control center based on the Internet of Things monitors the temperature and transport route of the vaccine being transported in real time, and also participates in the military to prepare for unexpected accidents. The expected.
The final destination map depends on the vaccine.
Vaccines that require a cryogenic environment around -70 degrees Celsius, such as Pfizer and Modena, are handled by vaccination centers installed nationwide.
Large public facilities such as gymnasiums and cultural centers must be equipped with power generation facilities to operate a cryogenic freezer 24 hours a day at a ground facility that is naturally ventilated and can provide sufficient distance. It seems to be utilized.
At least one per city, county, and district, nationwide, will be provided in 250 locations.
Like existing vaccines, AstraZeneca vaccine, which can be stored in the refrigerator, can be vaccinated at 10,000 designated hospitals.
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“Regarding the vaccine vaccination plan, a separate announcement will be made to the public in January, centered on the Korea Disease Administration.”
The 50,000 people who receive the vaccine for the first time are weighing in on the plan to ensure that the medical staff in the hospital dedicated to coronavirus are correct.
This is Junbeom Lee from MBC News.
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