On the afternoon of the 18th, President Moon Jae-in is demonstrating a comparison between a general syringe and a minimum residual type syringe at Poonglim Pharmatech, a production facility for the least residual type (LDS) syringe for corona 19 vaccination in Gunsan, Jeollabuk-do. yunhap news
The government is preparing’Plan B’in case the originally planned AstraZeneca vaccination cannot be given to elderly people 65 years of age or older admitted to nursing hospitals. It is planning a visit to the Modena and Janssen vaccines that can be stored in general frozen and refrigerated distribution.
Further review following the use of Pfizer vaccine
On the 18th, Kyung-sil Chung, head of the vaccination management team of the Corona 19 Vaccination Response Promotion Team, said at a briefing at the Central Defense Response Headquarters (Bang Dae-bon), “If the AstraZeneca vaccine becomes unavailable to the elderly in nursing hospitals, not only Pfizer vaccine but Jansen He said, “We are looking at ways to visit visits with other vaccines such as modders and vaccines.”
Earlier, the quarantine authorities postponed the judgment of the vaccination of the AstraZeneca vaccine for the elderly aged 65 or older for reasons of effectiveness. It is a policy to conclude by looking at additional clinical results. Additional clinical results are expected next month. If a conclusion is not reached at the end of April, it has been announced that it will push forward vaccination with a vaccine that will be introduced first.
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Janssen, Modena for easy transportation and storage
Unlike Pfizer, which requires cryogenic storage under -70 degrees Celsius, Modena and Janssen vaccines are easy to transport and store. Modena, like Pfizer, is an mRNA vaccine, but it can be stored for up to 6 months at a normal freezer temperature of -20 degrees Celsius. Janssen can be stored and distributed refrigerated at 2-8 degrees, and the number of inoculations is 1 time. However, the exact timing and quantity of introduction has not been determined yet. There is still a limit to making a specific plan.
Accordingly, the quarantine authorities said that they are first considering a way to visit the elderly with the Pfizer vaccine.
“It is likely that the Pfizer vaccination method will be referred to the medical staff in the hospital dedicated to infectious diseases, who will begin vaccination in late February or March,” said Jung. Part of Pfizer’s vaccine will be delivered to a hospital dedicated to infectious diseases and administered directly at its own hospital. “We are reviewing how to safely ship while keeping the cold chain open with both frozen and refrigerated delivery methods open,” said Jeong added.
On the 18th, at the GTRIBNT distribution warehouse in Icheon-si, Gyeonggi-do, officials are practicing AstraZeneca vaccine distribution before the second pan-government integrated simulation training for the distribution of a novel coronavirus infection (Corona 19) vaccine. yunhap news
If the doctor doesn’t get the COVID-19 vaccine
On the other hand, the quarantine authorities said on the day that even if a medical staff subject to vaccination rejects vaccination, there will be no disadvantage measures such as being excluded from the field.
“It is recommended that vaccination be given as much as possible, but there is no compulsory force for vaccination. Any group can decide whether or not to be vaccinated based on voluntary participation,” he said. “Even medical personnel do not have a plan to exclude them from the field because they do not receive compulsory vaccinations (just because they have not received vaccinations).
In addition, regarding the point that’if vaccination is in full swing, a medical staff gap may occur at the treatment site’, “each local government and health care organizations form a council to discuss how to secure and supply medical personnel. Are doing. “We are looking for a way to work around the vaccination center to prevent a medical gap in the field.” However, he said, “The staffing necessary for vaccination is voluntary. “I rarely think about doing bulk assignments as duties.”
Reporter Woorim Lee [email protected]