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Anthony Pouch, the chief authority on Corona 19 in the U.S., said that the South African mutation is very likely to re-infect people who have been infected with Corona 19.
It means that there is almost no immune effect from existing infections.
The United States decided to start vaccination at pharmacies to speed up vaccination.
This is the correspondent Jeong Seong-ho from San Francisco.
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Anthony Pouch, head of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases of the United States, appeared on CNN and said that the South African mutant coronavirus is very likely to reinfect people who have already been infected.
In the experience of colleagues in South Africa, if the mutations became dominant, the chances of re-infection were very high even if they were infected with the original coronavirus.
It is interpreted as meaning that it is judged that the immunity effect from the existing viral infection is virtually ineffective
Director Pouch continued to emphasize the importance of vaccination.
“Although the protective effect is reduced against the mutation, it is sufficient to block it from getting worse,” he said. “Vaccination is key.”
As mutations spread, the United States is focused on ensuring that as many people as possible get the vaccine before further mutations become available.
To speed things up, starting next week, we decided to distribute the vaccine directly to general pharmacies.
Vaccinations were mainly conducted through hospitals and state health centers, and there were limitations such as a shortage of manpower.
<제프리 지엔츠 / 백악관 코로나19 대응 조정관> “It will give Americans more places to get vaccinations in their communities, and it will be an important factor in delivering the vaccine fairly. The pharmacy vaccination policy will make appointments and vaccinations quick and easy. “
It is said that the vaccine will be available at 40,000 pharmacies nationwide, starting with the allocation of 1 million doses to 6,500 pharmacies next week.
This is Yonhap News from San Francisco.
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