Following the AstraZeneca vaccine, the Pfizer vaccine was also started from yesterday (27th). About 300 medical staff in a hospital dedicated to treating COVID-19 patients were first vaccinated, and the USHWA, which disposes of medical waste, was the first vaccinator.
Reporter Han Sang-woo on the report.
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The first vaccination of Pfizer’s vaccine was held at the Central Prevention Center in the National Medical Center in Seoul from 9 am yesterday.
Take out of the cryogenic freezer and dilute the previously thawed vaccine in saline to prepare a single dose.
The moment the first vaccination is made,
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The 1st inoculum was a beauty salon in their 50s who was in charge of disposing of medical waste in the corona 19 confirmed patient ward.
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Subsequently, the National Medical Center medical staff and about 300 medical staff at the Corona 19 hospital in the metropolitan area received the vaccine.
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Those who have received the first vaccination will receive the second vaccination after 3 weeks.
The 58,000 people that were brought in this time are planned to be completed by the 2nd vaccination on April 10th with the quantity supplied by KOVAX Facility, an international organization for joint vaccine purchase.
The government is also providing Pfizer vaccination to workers in infectious hospitals in Seoul and the metropolitan area today, and from March, it will be expanded to vaccination centers and hospitals for corona19 patients nationwide.