On the 2nd, the AstraZeneca vaccine supplied by Kovacs arrived at Phnom Penh International Airport in Cambodia. Phnom Penh/Reuters Yonhap News
‘CoVax Facility’, an international project for equitable supply of Corona 19 vaccine, announced on the 2nd (local time) that it will supply 237 million doses of AstraZeneca vaccine to 139 countries around the world by May. Kovacs initially announced that it would supply 366 million doses of the company’s vaccine in the first half of this year, but it is not easy to supply 100 million doses a month, so the actual supply is expected to decrease. Kovacs said it would supply 2.1 million batches to Korea from 2.59 million batches in the first half to May, and North Korea changed from 1.99 million batches in the first half to 1.7 million batches by May. (AP) Communications and others said that KOVAX held a video briefing on the 2nd and disclosed the schedule of supplying the first AstraZeneca vaccine. “We plan to deliver 237 million doses of AstraZeneca vaccine to 142 countries by the end of May, and 11 million doses will be distributed this week” . Kovacs cited vaccine approval and transportation as reasons for delays in supply. Berkeley CEO said, “The distribution of the Corona 19 vaccine is delayed than expected in some regions due to vaccine transportation and approval, etc.,” and “There are some errors in the distribution timetable, but the planned quantity will eventually be distributed.” About 2.1 million doses of vaccine will be distributed to South Korea today, which can be hit by 1.05 million people by May, and 1.7 million doses will be supplied to North Korea, which can be hit by 850,000 people. South Korea is the method of bringing it in at a direct cost, and North Korea is a method of providing free support to developing countries. There are 92 countries with free support. By Choi Hyun-jun, staff reporter