More than 583,000 people received the vaccine first, including medical staff. General national vaccinations over the age of 65 will begin next month, and the elderly are expected to be met first.
This news is reporter Kim Hyung-rae.
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General national vaccination will begin next month following nursing hospitals, facility residents, and medical staff.
This target is for the general public over the age of 65, and it will be conducted sequentially, starting with the older person.
[전해철/행정안전부 장관 : 65세 이상 어르신 중 고령층을 우선 고려하고 있으며, 다음 주부터는 시·군·구, 읍·면·동별로 대상자에 대한 동의 절차를 신속히 진행하겠습니다.]
The key is securing vaccine supplies.
About 8.5 million people over 65 years of age were eligible for vaccination, as estimated by the government earlier.
In order to get all vaccinations within the second quarter as planned, it is necessary to secure enough vaccines such as Modena and Janssen, which have not yet been confirmed, in addition to the confirmed introduction of 4.55 million AstraZeneca vaccines and 3 million Pfizer vaccines.
In the meantime, the World Health Organization’s WHO said in some cases of death due to blood clots after vaccinating AstraZeneca in some European countries, it is not related to the vaccine, and should continue to be vaccinated.
[마거릿 해리스/세계보건기구(WHO) 대변인 : 지금까지 백신 접종 때문이라고 입증된 사망 사례는 없었습니다. 따라서 분명히 이해해야 하는 건, 우리가 AZ 백신을 계속 사용해야 한다는 겁니다.]
Our health authorities also explained that the serial number of the vaccine was not introduced in Korea, and that there was no report of side effects that a blood clot occurred in Korea.
(Video editing: Choi Hye-young, CG: Lee Jong-jung)
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