In the midst of this, the government has set aside to targeting the AstraZeneca vaccine even to the elderly over the age of 65. We are also considering ways to get more people right at least once, rather than hitting one person both times.
I am Jo Dong-chan, a medical reporter.
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The AstraZeneca vaccine has recently been statistically proven to prevent the elderly, and European countries have changed the limit of vaccination over the age of 65 to approval.
Our health authorities have also gone through a debate again, and a plan to lift the AstraZeneca vaccination withhold for those 65 and older is a strong point.
However, even if you are 65 years of age or older, the timing of vaccination seems to be different depending on your age.
The government is considering a way to guess from 75 years of age or older.
This is because the mortality rate is high at 6.5% in the 70s and 21% in the 80s and above, so vaccination is the most urgent.
It is known that the Pfizer vaccine is being reviewed for the vaccine to be given to people over 75 years of age.
In addition, the government is discussing ways to inoculate a person who has never been vaccinated with a stockpile for a second person who has been vaccinated.
A single dose has been reported to have a 75% chance of preventing serious or death with the Pfizer vaccine (UK) and up to 94% with the AstraZeneca vaccine (Scotland).
In particular, people who have been infected before develop enough immunity to get hit once.
The government has decided to give priority to the Tokyo Olympics participants and foreign visitors for public service.
[윤태호/중앙사고수습본부 방역총괄반장 : 또한, 중요한 경제 활동이나 공익 목적인 경우도 단기 국외 방문 시 접종이 가능합니다.]
In order to prevent unnecessary treatment with preferential treatment, it seems necessary to first determine the job and reason for the vaccination in detail.