Regarding the Corona 19 vaccine introduced in Korea, AstraZeneca vaccination is expected for the elderly, and Modena and Pfizer vaccinations are expected to be the best for the elderly and middle-aged.
According to the corona 19 vaccination implementation plan announced by the government, Korean people were vaccinated by 1.3 million people in the first quarter, 9 million people in the second quarter, and 33.5 million people in the third quarter.
According to the Korea Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the Ministry of Food and Drug Safety, in the first quarter, the health authorities classified 506,000 people admitted and admitted to nursing hospitals and nursing facilities and 270,000 workers as priority inoculations.
In the case of 60,000 Pfizer vaccines (11.7 million doses) that come through COVAX Facility, institutional workers such as hospitals dedicated to infectious diseases treating COVID-19 patients will be vaccinated.
In fact, hospitals or nursing facility hospitals and workers have no choice in that the only vaccine that comes into Korea in the first quarter is the AstraZeneca vaccine.
The government said that the AstraZeneca vaccine through CoVax Facility will be supplied at a minimum of about 2.6 million doses (for about 1.3 million people) and a maximum of about 4.4 million doses (for about 2.2 million people) in the first half.
In response, the Commissioner of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Jeong Eun-kyung said at a regular briefing on the 1st that there are limits to vaccinations in nursing hospitals or nursing facilities regarding the Pfizer’s corona vaccine vaccination.
“The Pfizer vaccine is a frozen vaccine, so there are limitations that make it difficult for us to go out to nursing hospitals or nursing facilities to inoculate.” If there is enough effect and safety to form, it is possible to inoculate enough considering the accessibility part of the vaccination and the frequency of adverse reactions and these parts.”
From the second quarter, senior citizens aged 65 years or older (sequential vaccinations from the elderly) and users and workers of elderly home welfare facilities will be vaccinated.
From the third quarter, children and adolescents education, childcare center workers, adults with chronic diseases, and adults aged 18 to 64 will begin vaccination in earnest.
Corona 19 vaccines introduced at this time include Modena, Janssen, AstraZeneca, and Pfizer vaccines will be introduced in earnest.
The majority of ordinary citizens aged 18 to 64 years old are more likely to be vaccinated with the Modena and Pfizer corona vaccine.
Accordingly, elderly people over 65 years of age or with limited mobility receive the AstraZeneca vaccine (62%), which has the lowest infection prevention effect, and Modena (94%) and Pfizer( 95%) will be vaccinated, the medical community predicts.