Corona 19 news. The number of confirmed patients per day is 400 on the fourth day as of today (20th). With the aftermath of the 3rd epidemic going on for 5 months, our medical team has entered the 2nd dose of the Pfizer vaccine today. Now, in 2 weeks, antibodies are made and the vaccine is effective.
This is reporter Jung Seok.
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Today, 320 people were eligible for a second dose of Pfizer vaccine.
After the first vaccination on the 27th of last month, the second vaccination began 3 weeks later.
After checking for any adverse reactions at the time of the first vaccination, the vaccine was placed on the shoulder and moved to the observation room to wait.
Mi-kyung Jung, the first domestic Pfizer vaccine vaccination agent, also received a second injection.
[정미경/국립중앙의료원 미화원 : 주사 맞을 때 1차 때보다 더 아플 거라고 해서 조금 겁을 먹었는데, 따끔했지 하나도 안 아팠어요.]
Pfizer vaccination targets approximately 60,000 people from Corona 19 treatment hospitals nationwide.
Antibodies are produced two weeks after the second dose.
This is the most reliable news for medical staff at the forefront of quarantine.
[임효상/국립중앙의료원 간호사 : 감염원에 가장 노출이 많이 되고 있다고 생각해서 사실 걱정이 됐는데 조금은 두려움에서 벗어나지 않을까 싶습니다.]
Since this is the first time the vaccine has been given a second dose, we plan to closely monitor for any adverse reactions.
[고임석/국립중앙의료원 진료부원장 : 해외 결과들이 대개 38도 이상의 열이 15% 이상 있었고, 전신적 통증이 30~40% 정도를 얘기하고 있어서 이번에 2차 접종 때 백신 후 합병증이 많이 나타날까 봐 잘 보고 있고요.]
Up to now, more than 675,000 people have completed the first vaccination, including AstraZeneca.
The number of new confirmed cases increased by 452 a day yesterday, reaching 400 for four consecutive days.