Prime Minister Jeong “Introduced Pfizer vaccine in late February to early March”… The first domestic AZ vaccine (comprehensive)

AstraZeneca delivered 750,000 people from the 24th… Pfizer’s initial order is for 60,000 people

(Seoul = Yonhap News) Reporter Seung-eun Seol and Jae-woo Shin = Prime Minister Jeong Sye-gyun said on the timing of the introduction of Pfizer vaccine in Korea through’CoVax Facility’, an international project for joint purchase and distribution of vaccines on the 9th. “He said.

Prime Minister Chung said this at a meeting to check the situation of vaccines and treatments presided over at the Sejong Government Complex.

Prime Minister Chung said on the 31st of last month that the expected timing of the introduction of the COVAX Pfizer vaccine was’at the earliest mid-February’.

Regarding the timing of delivery of the Pfizer vaccine, Chung Eun-kyung, head of the Korea Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, said the day before, “This is the first quantity, so a contract between Kovacs and Pfizer must be made, and we must also discuss transportation plans with Pfizer. There are administrative procedures that are difficult for us to control. “There is room for some adjustments to the supply schedule.”

The initial amount of Pfizer vaccine received from Kovacs is about 60,000 people. Pfizer vaccine is expected to be the first vaccine to be introduced in Korea, but AstraZeneca was decided as the first vaccine in Korea.

Of the 10 million vaccines the government has decided to introduce through a separate contract with AstraZeneca, 750,000 will be delivered to the distribution center over five days from the 24th to the 28th of this month.

This vaccine is produced by SK Bioscience, which has signed a contract for production with AstraZeneca.

Prime Minister Chung said, “The first vaccination will begin at the end of February with the AstraZeneca vaccine produced directly in Korea,” he said. “Whatever the vaccination starts first, we will introduce, transport, store, and even the first vaccination according to the vaccination plan We are carefully preparing the entire process,” he emphasized.

Prime Minister Chung ordered, “The Ministry of Food and Drug Safety and the Korea Centers for Disease Control and Prevention should inform the public of the results of the discussion promptly and transparently,” regarding issues such as vaccination for the elderly and the effectiveness of mutant viruses and whether AstraZeneca vaccine is licensed.

In addition, he ordered, “To prevent unnecessarily spreading public anxiety, correct false information and fake news promptly and respond strictly.”

Prime Minister Jung also added, “As the government has promoted the introduction of various types of vaccines in preparation for various risks, please quickly and flexibly adjust the vaccination plan if necessary so that there will be no disruption in the formation of collective immunity in November.”

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