Korea Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (KCDC) Commissioner Jeong Eun-kyung said, “If public anxiety about the novel coronavirus infection (Corona 19) vaccine is great, a celebrity vaccination is necessary.” It is at the regular briefing of the Central Defense Response Headquarters held on the 22nd. However, as the consent rate of the first candidates for the Corona 19 vaccine starting on the 26th has exceeded 90%, the Agency for Disease Control and Prevention plans to inoculate according to the existing vaccination plan.
AstraZeneca vaccine starts at 9 am on the 26th
Eun-kyung Jung, Director of the Korea Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. yunhap news
Over 90% of consent rate for primary vaccination targets
In the briefing on the day, Commissioner Chung said, “If it is judged that a celebrity vaccination is necessary to further alleviate the public’s anxiety, I think that it can be done anytime.” “However, this is not the current situation. . We will proceed with the vaccination in a fair manner according to the sequence.”
The rationale for Chung’s judgment that’this is not such a situation’ is the consent rate of the primary vaccination targets. According to the script, the agreement rate at 0 o’clock on the 20th reaches 93.8%. There are 340,4181 patients and workers under the age of 65 in nursing hospitals nationwide, and medical staff at the Corona 19 treatment hospital.
Ahn Cheol-soo, CEO of the People’s Power, who ran for the Seoul Mayor’s by-election on the morning of the 22nd, said at the party’s Supreme Council meeting, “If the government permits, as a politician and medical person, I am willing to get the AstraZeneca vaccine first.” Commissioner Chung drew a line about Ahn’s will.
Chung Cheong-rae, a member of the Democratic Party. yunhap news
Eun-kyung Jung, “It is not appropriate to express the vaccine subject
In addition, Commissioner Chung criticized that it was inappropriate in relation to the remarks of the’vaccine experiment subject’ controversial in the political world. He said, “Vaccines that are currently being vaccinated have already undergone clinical trials and have been approved for safety and effectiveness (by the Ministry of Food and Drug Safety),” he said. “All citizens who vaccinate the vaccine are not subject to experimentation. Such an expression is not appropriate.”
In addition, Democratic Party Rep. Chung Cheong-rae said, “Is the president a test target for the (Corona 19 vaccine product)?”
Prime Minister Jeong Sye-gyun visits SK Bioscience’s headquarters in Bundang-gu, Seongnam-si, Gyeonggi-do on the 20th, and is looking at a container for transporting the corona 19 vaccine. yunhap news
AZ vaccination starts at 9am on the 26th
On the other hand, 750,000 AstraZeneca vaccines will be shipped from SK Bioscience, a domestic consignment manufacturer, Andong Plant in Gyeongbuk, for five days from the 24th. Shipped vaccines are first transported to the Icheon distribution center in Gyeonggi-do. They are packaged in small portions and transferred to public health centers nationwide. The shipment volume on the 24th is expected to arrive on the 25th. Ulleungdo alone is on the 26th. The vaccination starts at 9 am on the 26th at nursing homes.
58,500 Pfizer vaccines supplied by the multinational vaccine supplier COVAX Facility will arrive at Incheon International Airport on the 26th. Pfizer vaccine is transferred from Incheon to a special distribution warehouse in Pyeongtaek, Gyeonggi-do immediately after a simple customs clearance spelling. After being packaged in subdivisions here, it will be inoculated to medical staff who treat corona 19 patients from the 27th.
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