1. The second day of vaccination… ‘Pfizer’ vaccination also started
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The long-awaited COVID-19 vaccination continues for the second day. In particular, starting today (27th), following the AstraZeneca vaccine yesterday, the Pfizer vaccination was also started for medical staff. We will connect the site to find out the current atmosphere. There is a reporter Yoo Yoo at the Seoul National Medical Center.
Reporter Yohan Yoo, Pfizer vaccination began for the first time in the morning. Is it going well?
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Yes, the National Medical Center in Seoul, where I am, has been very busy preparing vaccinations from early in the morning.
Pfizer vaccination was first started at 9 a.m., but so far, it is proceeding smoothly without any problems.
The Pfizer No. 1 inoculum is known as a female environmental cleanser who works in the corona confirmed ward here at the National Medical Center.
The reporters met a medical practitioner who had been vaccinated a while ago and heard the story. Let’s listen.
[고정인/국립중앙의료원 응급의학과 전문의 : 특별히 다른 백신과 다른 점은 없었습니다. 저희가 백신을 맞아서 빨리 면역을 획득해서 더 안정적인 상황에서 진료를 할 수 있기를 바라고 있습니다.]
Today’s vaccination targets are all 300 people, including 199 National Medical Center staff and 101 corona medical staff in the metropolitan area, including medical staff and workers in the metropolitan area.
It’s all scheduled to be finished by 4pm today.
Pfizer vaccines that have not yet been used are now distributed across the country and stored in cryogenic freezers at -75 degrees Celsius.
From the 3rd of next month, vaccination will begin at 4 vaccination centers nationwide.
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Yesterday, more than 18,000 people got the AstraZeneca vaccine. Any problems?
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Yes, according to the Central Disaster and Safety Countermeasures Headquarters, the total number of vaccinations yesterday was about 18,400.
About 6.4% of those who consented to the vaccination got the vaccine.
Fortunately, there were only minor abnormalities such as headache and fever, and there were no serious side effects that were most concerned.
The AstroZeneca vaccination continues today, following yesterday.
The quarantine authorities plan to complete the first vaccination of 55,000 medical staff by the 20th of next month.
So far, I am Yohan JTBC at the National Medical Center.
2. 415 new confirmed people… 400 people for two consecutive days
As of 0 o’clock today, there are 415 new cases of Corona 19 in Korea. For two days in a row, it is 400, an increase of 9 from the previous day. Local outbreaks were 405 and foreign inflows were 10. Additional confirmed cases were also found at Soonchunhyang University Seoul Hospital in Yongsan-gu, Seoul and the plastic factory at Jingwan Industrial Complex in Namyangju, Gyeonggi-do. The current’social distancing’ and ban on private gatherings with more than 5 people, which are the second stage of the metropolitan area and the 1.5 stage of the non-capital area, were extended by two more weeks until the 14th of next month.
3. Professional soccer K-League starts today… Jeonbuk·Seoul Opening Exhibition
The K-League of professional football will start with the opening match between Jeonbuk and Seoul at 2pm this afternoon at the Jeonju World Cup Stadium. With the foreign manager retiring and Jeonbuk’s 5th consecutive victory in the team with a new domestic manager, the ranking fights such as Hong Myung-bo’s Ulsan and Park Jin-seop’s Seoul are expected to intensify. The metropolitan area team in the 2nd stage of distance can receive 10% of the capacity, and the non-metropolitan area team in stage 1.5 can receive up to 30% of the spectators.
4.’Spring weather’ at 17 degrees in Seoul… Dry warning in the interior
Today, it will be warmer than yesterday. The maximum temperature during the day will rise to 17 degrees in Seoul, 13 degrees in Daejeon, 14 degrees in Gwangju, and 10 degrees in Busan. As the dry weather continues in the central inland region, a dry warning has been issued. Particular attention should be paid to the prevention of various fires including forest fires. The concentration of fine dust will be’good’ level in all areas due to the smooth diffusion of the atmosphere. On the east coast, south coast, and Jeju coast, the wind blows very strongly, and the waves are high.