‘Corona vaccine’ coming in next month… Government announced on 28th vaccination plan

As countries around the world have begun vaccination for’Corona 19 (new coronavirus infection)’, interest in the target and timing of vaccination is increasing in Korea.

According to the Central Defense Countermeasure Headquarters (hereinafter referred to as Bang Dae-bon) on the 24th, the’Corona 19 Vaccination Response Promotion Team’, in which the Korea Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and related ministries participate, will confirm the vaccination implementation plan and officially announce it on the 28th.

The promotion team plans to disclose the target, timing and method of vaccination in detail while explaining the current status of the government’s implementation of the corona 19 vaccine through regular briefings on the afternoon of the day.

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, and secured a total of 56 million people. In addition, the contract to bring in an additional 20 million people with Nova Vax is almost completed.

Among them, Kobax’s initial supply of 50,000 people is expected to be the first to come in early next month. Pfizer’s products are being actively reviewed for vaccines entering Korea through COVAX.

In addition, when looking at the timing of vaccine introduction by pharmaceutical company, AstraZeneca is expected to enter from February to March, Janssen and Modena in the second quarter, NovaVax in May, and Pfizer in the third quarter.

First of all, medical institution workers and elderly people living in nursing hospitals and facilities are mentioned as targets for vaccination. In other countries, the U.S. Immunization Advisory Committee (ACIP) recommends medical staff and nursing home residents as priority targets, and the UK’s COVID-19 vaccination guidelines consider the elderly and nursing home workers living in nursing homes first. .

The government also prioritizes ▲the elderly ▲adult chronically ill ▲children and adolescents working in education and childcare facilities ▲corona 19 first responders ▲50-64 years old adults ▲police, fire fighting officials, soldiers ▲correction facilities and treatment center prisoners and staff, etc. It has been reviewed as an inoculation target.

Based on the discussion so far, the government plans to specify the priority of those who are recommended for priority vaccination. In particular, it is planning to decide who will get the first volume of 50,000 people for the first Kobax.

This vaccination plan is expected to include details on where and how the vaccine can be received.

Previously, the quarantine authorities announced a policy to proceed with the vaccination in a’two-track’ method centered on consignment medical institutions and vaccination centers, as storage temperature and transportation method differ depending on the type of vaccine. The government plans to designate and operate approximately 10,000 consigned medical institutions and 250 vaccination centers.

In addition, this vaccination plan will also include the progress of the reorganization of the Corona 19 vaccination system.