President Moon Jae-in visits the Mapo-gu Health Center in Seoul on the 26th of last month to observe the vaccination against coronavirus infection, and is talking with the Director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Jeong Eun-kyung while waiting for the vaccination target. Senior Reporter Tae-Seok Wang
The quarantine authorities interpreted that President Moon Jae-in could be a priority target for the state affairs of the AstraZeneca (AZ) vaccine. This is because the Blue House delivered a vaccination intention before the schedule of the June G7 (7 major countries) summit of President Moon Jae-in. The vaccination period for President Moon is expected to be in early April.
At a regular briefing at the Corona 19 Central Defense Response Headquarters (Bangdaebon) on the 6th, Jeong Gyeong-sil, head of the vaccination management team of the Corona 19 Vaccination Response Promotion Team, said, “Because (President) is 65 years of age or older, other countries such as the UK We are collecting the results of clinical trials and research, so as soon as the data is accumulated, we will decide through discussions with the Vaccination Specialized Committee.” In order to perform essential public affairs and essential public affairs related to national interests, we have announced the exception of giving priority to vaccinations when departing from abroad. I think you will follow that procedure.”
The view of the quarantine authorities is that President Moon’s COVID-19 vaccination will serve as an opportunity to raise public confidence in the vaccine. “As the number of vaccinations not only by the President but also the people is increasing, and it is increasingly confirmed that the vaccination is safe and there is no abnormality, I believe that public confidence will naturally rise.”
AstraZeneca vaccine requires a second dose of vaccination, and the vaccination interval is 8 to 12 weeks. Immunity formation takes about 2 weeks. Inverting the schedule of the G7 meeting here, President Moon’s vaccination is expected to be in early April.
In addition, the quarantine authorities predicted that the general elderly would be able to receive vaccination within the second quarter. “I think the vaccination will be given in the second quarter even for the elderly over the age of 65, and the type of vaccine has not been decided yet. We will make a decision and make an announcement after discussing with the Vaccination Expert Committee.” It has not been decided.”
In addition, as of 0 o’clock on the 6th, the two suspected severe adverse reactions after the new corona 19 vaccination were all in their 50s, and were confirmed as underlying diseases being hospitalized. This explains that none of them showed acute adverse reactions. At the briefing that day, Park Young-joon, head of the adverse reaction investigation support team of the Corona 19 Vaccination Response Promotion Team, said, “The two new severe cases are about 9 hours after the vaccination of both of them in their 50s, one on March 4 and one on March 3rd. , “A case in which symptoms of loss of consciousness appeared after 20 hours and are undergoing hospital treatment,” he said. “Because they are hospitalized, people with underlying diseases.”
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