Officials are meeting on the 22nd at the office of the new coronavirus infection (Corona 19) vaccine vaccination promotion team prepared at the Infectious Disease Prevention Headquarters of Daejeon City Hall. News 1
The new coronavirus infection (Corona 19) vaccination plan, which will be introduced to Korea from the beginning of next month, will be officially announced next week. Priority vaccination targets and vaccination schedules are hidden.
At a regular briefing on the 23rd, Ko Jae-young, head of the crisis communication team at the Central Defense Countermeasures Headquarters (Bang Dae-bon), said at a regular briefing on the 23rd, “A briefing will be held on Thursday the 28th regarding the implementation of the Corona 19 (vaccine) vaccination.”
In this announcement, the specific vaccination schedule, target audience, and vaccination method of the Corona 19 vaccine, which will be introduced sequentially from next month, are expected to be disclosed. In addition, it is expected to reveal details on how to manage if an adverse reaction occurs after vaccination.
The government has signed vaccine purchase contracts with individual pharmaceutical companies such as’COVAX facility’, an international project for joint vaccine purchase and distribution, and AstraZeneca, Janssen, Pfizer, and Modena, securing a total of 56 million people. . In addition, the government is pushing forward a contract with NovaVax to pre-purchase a vaccine for 20 million people.
Previously, the Ministry of Public Administration and Security decided to select 250 vaccination centers by next week. In principle, one or more vaccination centers should be installed per city, county, or district, but three places where there are more than 500,000 people. As for the vaccination manpower, based on the number of vaccinations per day, 4 doctors, 8 nurses, and 10 administrative personnel are assigned to one team. It would take 15 to 30 minutes to observe adverse reactions. Delivery of the vaccine is handled by the Department of Defense.
Priority vaccination recommendations announced by the government are ▲ medical institution workers ▲ group facility residents and workers ▲ elderly people (65 years or older) ▲ adults with chronic illnesses ▲ children and adolescents education and childcare facility workers and employees ▲ Corona 19 first responders ▲ 50-64 Three adults ▲police, firefighting officials, soldiers ▲correction facilities, treatment center inmates and staff.
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