Six people can be vaccinated per bottle of Pfizer vaccine, but if you save a drop with a special syringe, more people can be fit. Such a plan is being discussed. Reporter Kim Hyung-rae is out at the vaccination center.
Reporter Kim, First of all, today (27th) Pfizer vaccination is over, right?
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Yes, the first Pfizer vaccination in Korea ended about 4 hours ago, but serious adverse events have not yet been confirmed.
There were also concerns that the inoculation time could be lengthened due to the thawing and dilution of the Pfizer vaccine, but there was no significant difference from the AstraZeneca vaccine in 5 to 10 minutes from actual reception to vaccination.
[오명돈/국립중앙의료원 중앙예방접종센터장 : 다섯 번 이상 예행연습을 통해서 콜드체인 유지에 대한 연습을 많이 했는데 실제 (접종도) 연습 과정과 똑같이 진행했습니다.]
However, as the storage and vaccination is more difficult than the AstraZeneca vaccine, the skill of the medical staff seems to be important.
<앵커>
How can the number of vaccinations per bottle of vaccine be increased?
<기자>
Yes, it is recommended to use 6 people per bottle for Pfizer and 10 people for AstraZeneca. If you use a domestic special syringe that does not leave any residue, there may be cases where one or two people remain after all of these people are inoculated.
Only in this case, the health authorities explained that the remaining vaccine could be given to someone else to prevent unnecessary disposal, which could increase the number of vaccinations from 16% to 20%.
However, he said that one dose must be kept and that the remaining amount of several bottles must not be collected and used.
<앵커>
Vaccines that remain in multiple bottles should not be collected and used. What will be the vaccinations during the holiday the day after tomorrow?
<기자>
Yes, Pfizer vaccine continues to be vaccinated as medical staff training is urgent, but the number of people vaccinated tomorrow has not been disclosed.
(Video coverage: Choi Woong Choi, video editing: Jihye So, on-site: Jinsoo Shin)