United States approves emergency use of Johnson & Johnson corona vaccine
1.’Cruising’ on the third day of vaccination… “360,000 people completed by next month”
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This is the visual newsroom. It is the 3rd day today (28th) since vaccination started in Korea. To date, AstraZeneca and Pfizer vaccines have been used, but fortunately, there have been no major side effects. The quarantine authorities plan to finish vaccinating about 360,000 people by next month. In the United States, Johnson & Jones is approved for emergency use of the vaccine.
Reporter Yohan Yoo reports.
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The domestic Corona 19 vaccination started on the 26th. Today is the 3rd day.
On the first day, 18,400 people, including nursing hospital workers and residents, received the AstraZeneca vaccine, and yesterday, 300 people, including corona medical staff in the metropolitan area, received the Pfizer vaccine.
The Korea Centers for Disease Control and Prevention announced that it had completed the first vaccination of 2,300 people by 0:00 today.
To date, there have been no significant side effects of concern after vaccination.
Some had mild adverse reactions such as headache and fever, but this was a common level after vaccination.
The government plans to vaccinate about 365,000 people by next month.
Nursing hospitals nationwide must complete the AstraZeneca vaccination by the 5th of the following month and nursing facilities by the following month.
Corona 19 treatment hospital medical staff and 55,000 workers must also finish the Pfizer vaccination by the 20th of next month.
Meanwhile, on the 27th of local time, the FDA of the US Food and Drug Administration approved the emergency use of the COVID-19 vaccine by Johnson & Johnson, a pharmaceutical company.
The Johnson & Johnson vaccine has the advantage that the vaccination is done once and there is no need to keep it frozen.
With this approval, the U.S. has secured the third corona19 vaccine after Pfizer and Modena.
2. 300 people in two days… 80% in the metropolitan area
As of 0 o’clock today, there were 356 new cases of Corona 19 in Korea, and two days later, it fell to 300 again. Local outbreaks were 334 and foreign inflows were 22, and by region, the metropolitan area accounted for 80% of the total. Meanwhile, 1217 people were vaccinated yesterday, and the number of people who completed the first dose in two days increased to 2,322.
3. Another shot at the Myanmar protesters, one wounded… Reporters also arrested
It is said that at least one person was injured when Myanmar police fired at protesters protesting the military coup on the 27th local time. It is also known that many reporters were arrested in the process of arresting protesters by local police. As the police crackdown continues, protesters have announced a second general strike. After the coup on the 1st, the Myanmar army and police fired live ammunition, killing at least four civilians, including three protesters and one vigilante.
4. Warm weather around 15 degrees nationwide… Fine dust is’normal’
Finally, the weather. Today, the last day of February, the warm weather will continue in most parts of the country. The highest temperature during the day will be 15 degrees in Seoul, 17 degrees in Daejeon and Daegu, and 15 degrees in Busan, and the whole country will be similar to yesterday at 11 to 16 degrees. However, in the metropolitan area, Yeongseo, Gangwon, and inland Chungcheong, the humidity drops below 35%, so it is very dry, so you need to be careful not to cause a fire. The concentration of fine dust will range from’good’ to’medium’ across the country as the air spreads smoothly. It has been this visual newsroom so far.