The first domestic AstraZeneca Corona 19 vaccine was shipped from the SK Bioscience factory in Andong, Gyeongbuk on the 24th, and is arriving at the logistics center in Icheon, Gyeonggi-do. Icheon = Joint Photographic Foundation
AstraZeneca, the first vaccine for COVID-19 in Korea, was shipped from SK Biosciences factory on the 24th. This vaccine, which will supply approximately 780,000 people, will inoculate 290,000 residents and workers under the age of 65 in nursing hospitals and nursing homes, etc. from the 26th, and from March to senior hospital medical personnel, 119 paramedics, quarantine and epidemiological investigation personnel, etc. do. Separately, about 60,000 Pfizer vaccines arrived on the 26th, and vaccinations started the next day, centered on the medical staff at the corona-dedicated hospital.
Looking at the future vaccination plan revealed by the city of Seoul, where the number of confirmed coronaviruses is concentrated, the first vaccination is about 100,000 people by March, and when the second vaccination, including those aged 65 years or older, is completed by June, more than 30% of the subjects will receive the vaccine. The basic plan of the quarantine authorities is to get nearly 70% of the vaccine by October. As Prime Minister Chung Sye-gyun, who visited the AstraZeneca vaccine shipment site, said, starting with the vaccine shipment, the vaccination plan should be implemented smoothly, so that the people’s precious lives can be recovered as soon as possible.
To do so, the government must do its best to ensure that there is no problem with the supply of vaccines, keeping in mind that countries around the world are disrupting vaccinations due to shortages of supply. In the case of AstraZeneca, which can be supplied like the existing flu vaccine, there will be no big problems, but new types of vaccines such as Pfizer, which must be stored at cryogenic temperatures, must also be distributed. Please check the follow-up system for side effects that may occur in the first place.
In order to speed up vaccination, it is most important to actively relieve anxiety and distrust about the vaccine. Given that more than 90% of the people who will receive the AstraZeneca vaccine are found, the domestic vaccine anxiety is not a concern. However, the fact that the rate of hopes to postpone vaccination in public opinion polls reaches 45% also means that there is not a lot of vague anxiety about the vaccine. Not only should we be wary of fake news related to vaccines, but we should refrain from saying and acting that provoke vaccination anxiety by insisting that the politics “Vaccine the President first”.
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