24th Icheon Logistics Center
→ Delivery to national nursing hospitals and health centers on the 25th
→ Start vaccination on the 26th
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“I took a lot of care to avoid terrorism or accidents.”
On the 24th, when the AstraZeneca (AZ) vaccine, which is the first Korean coronavirus infectious disease (Corona 19) vaccination vaccine, was in stock, Ahn Sung-sik, the head of the southern highway patrol in Gyeonggi Province, said this at the GTRIBNT distribution center in Icheon, Gyeonggi Province. Ahn Kyung-jeong was in charge of convoy while the vaccine transport truck, which started from the SK Bioscience factory in Andong, Gyeongbuk, ran for about two hours and came to the distribution center. Convoy vehicles mobilized on this day consisted of 2 sidecars, 1 pioneer patrol car, 1 vaccine transport truck, 1 military police car, 1 police commando, 1 rear patrol car, 2 rear sidecars, 1 riot bus, etc. The military and police forces were mobilized.
The Gtree B&T distribution center temporarily stores the AstraZeneca vaccine consigned at the SK Bioscience factory in Andong, North Gyeongsang Province, divides the amount required by vaccination institutions such as nursing homes, packaged, and transports it nationwide. 785,000 AstraZeneca vaccine will be delivered sequentially until the 28th.
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Prior to the arrival of the vaccine, the distribution center was reminiscent of a spy movie scene. Around the building designated as a national security facility, there was tension as the police and military were on duty to guard the facility. Soldiers armed with rifles were on the lookout at the outer fence opposite the parking lot of the building. Six firefighters were also on standby.
12:34 PM. ‘The first approval in Korea, the first shipment of the Corona 19 vaccine! A transport truck with the words “Our company produces, supplies to Korea and the world” entered the center. Surrounded by the police car, the soldier pulled off the sealing red sticker on the right corner of the truck door, and the refrigerated container containing the vaccine was loaded into the center by a forklift. Vaccines are stored and managed in a cold chain warehouse (2 degrees to 8 degrees).
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The amount received on this day is about 173,000 people (347,000 servings), and it is sent to public health centers and nursing hospitals across the country on the 25th after subdividing packaging. The next day, the transport operation starts at 5:30 am. From the 26th, inoculations will be given to hospitalized, residents, and workers under the age of 65 in nursing hospitals, nursing facilities, and mental health rehabilitation facilities nationwide. “It is an honor to be able to take the first step for the people to take off their masks and return to their daily lives,” said Pil-hyung Lee, director of GTRIBNT’s vaccine distribution division. “We have completed all preparations and will do well without a single accident.” Ahn Kyung-jeong pledged, “I am very impressed to be involved in the work of transporting vaccines for the safety of the people,” and pledged to take full responsibility for this transport.
/ Reporter Kim Seong-tae [email protected]
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