Corona Vaccination No. 1 in Korea is for the elderly in medical staff and nursing facilities

From February to March next year, the government will give priority to workers in high-risk medical institutions and elderly people living in nursing hospitals with a new coronavirus infection (Corona 19) vaccine.

At a regular briefing on the 28th, Jung Eun-kyung, head of the Central Defense Countermeasure Headquarters (Bang Dae-bon), said, “The government will allow vaccinations to be available immediately from February to March next year when the vaccine is supplied to Korea, and vaccination for those who are recommended for priority vaccination is the influenza epidemic We are preparing a plan to finish before the timing (November).”

“We will start vaccination for 1 million elderly people living in group facilities such as nursing hospitals and nursing facilities, as well as workers in high-risk medical institutions to maintain the functioning of the health care system,” said Jung.

Daebon Bang announced that there are products that need to be vaccinated twice among the corona 19 vaccines, and that it is building a’corona 19 vaccination integrated management system’ in consideration of the need to prevent cross vaccination.

Specifically, about 100 to 250 separate vaccination centers equipped with freezers will be designated and operated for vaccines that require distribution at -60 to 90 degrees Celsius, such as Pfizer.

Vaccines that can be stored and distributed in the refrigerator at 2 to 8 degrees Celsius are planned to be vaccinated by designating a consigned medical institution with vaccination experience.

“Regarding the management of adverse reactions after vaccination, the Korea Disease Administration and Food and Drug Administration will establish and operate a joint surveillance system, and apply a national compensation system for damages with confirmed causality,” said Jung, head of the headquarters.

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