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“Average 230,000 people per day in the United States” on corona confirmed cases of ‘1000 people’
“Vaccines already have enough”… Contract completed, for 26 million people
“In February, vaccinations for medical staff and elderly care facility workers begin”
Emphasis on the development of treatments… Celltrion applies for permit this week
President Moon Jae-in emphasized’K-quarantine’ at the last meeting of the Blue House chief and aides this year on the 28th. The remarks came out while the opposition party criticized the government for being behind other countries in the competition for the corona vaccine. President Moon said, “It is not true,” to the criticism that Korea did not have enough corona vaccine, and said, “Korea will become a model country equipped with all three measures of quarantine, vaccine, and treatment and contribute to the world.” .
In the meantime, what I emphasized is K-defense. President Moon said, “As the success factor of K-quarantine, we often pick 3T, which leads to rapid test-trace-treat,” and said, “3T of K-quarantine has already become the world standard.” . He also said, “What many countries value and envy is the high citizenship and community consciousness of our people,” he said. “I hope the people also have the best pride.”
Recently, there are around 1,000 new coronavirus cases every day. President Moon said, “Recently, the number of new confirmed coronaviruses per day has risen to 1,000,” he said. “The current pattern is as if the spreading power of the corona and our quarantine capabilities are in tight confrontation.” He emphasized that the situation is better than other countries. President Moon said, “While we recorded an average of 1,000 confirmed cases per day, the US recorded an average of 230,000 per day, the United Kingdom 34,000, Germany 25,000, and Japan 2800.”
Regarding the situation of securing the corona vaccine, President Moon said, “It is not true,” saying, “There are concerns that Korea has not sufficiently secured the vaccine or that the vaccination will be delayed.” “We have already secured sufficient quantity and are pursuing to secure additional quantity in case of an unexpected situation.” “The government will be able to start vaccination from priority targets such as group prisoners and workers at medical staff and elderly care facilities from February next year. I expect it to be.”
The amount of corona vaccine secured by the government is for a total of 26 million people. The government has signed supply contracts with AstraZeneca for 10 million, Pfizer for 10 million and Janssen for 6 million. The government has signed a contract to introduce a vaccine for 10 million people with Modena, and plans to bring in additional 10 million people through the international project’Covax Facility’ for joint purchase and distribution of vaccines.
At the same time, it has put effort into the development of its own corona vaccine and treatment. President Moon said, “The government has yet revealed the prospect that the vaccine development is still different from the world level, but the treatment will not be behind. If the drug development and commercialization quickly succeed, another way to overcome the corona will be opened.” Said. He said, “In that case, Korea will contribute to the world as a model country equipped with all three measures of quarantine, vaccine and treatment.
The treatment mentioned by President Moon appears to be a corona antibody treatment that Celltrion is developing. Celltrion plans to apply to the Ministry of Food and Drug Safety for conditional approval of the antibody treatment’CT-P59′ within this week. Celltrion has analyzed safety and efficacy data after completing medication for 327 corona19 patients in Global Phase 2 on the 25th of last month. Celltrion Group Chairman Seo Jeong-jin previously announced that he plans to apply for conditional approval within the year based on the results of up to phase 2 clinical trials.