Government “Pfizer vaccine supplied by COVAX, arrival time in Korea has not been confirmed”

Enter 2021.02.20 16:40

The government announced on the 20th that “the timing of the transfer has not yet been confirmed” regarding the timing of bringing in Pfizer’s novel coronavirus (Corona 19) vaccine to Korea, which was decided to be supplied from the international vaccine joint purchase project’CoVax Facility’.

Regarding the report of’Pfizer vaccine arriving in Korea on the 26th’ at a regular briefing on this day, Kyung-sil Chung, head of the vaccination management team of the Corona 19 Vaccination Response Promotion Team, said, “There is no official announcement about the time of transfer now. We are preparing to be vaccinated immediately.

Kovacs plans to send 58,500 Pfizer vaccines to Korea at the end of this month or early next month, but the exact timing has not been disclosed. Earlier, some domestic media reported that the initial shipments of Pfizer vaccines to be supplied by Kovacs will depart from Amsterdam, the Netherlands on the 25th and arrive in Korea on the 26th by Korean Air.

Regarding Pfizer’s statement on the previous day, “The Corona 19 vaccine can be stably stored for 2 weeks at temperatures between -25 and -15 degrees Celsius” He said, “I will review the contents later.” Pfizer vaccine is stored in a cryogenic freezer between -80 and -60 degrees Celsius. If distribution conditions are eased, storage and inoculation are expected to be easier.