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| On the 26th, when vaccination for the novel coronavirus infection (Corona 19) began, medical staff are vaccinating workers in nursing hospitals and nursing facilities at the Dobong-gu Health Center in Seoul. 2021.2.26/News1 © News1 Photo Sharing Foundation |
The domestic Corona 19 vaccination, which started on the 26th, will mark the second day on the 17th. On the 26th, AstraZeneca (AZ) vaccination was started for residents and workers in nursing hospitals and facilities under the age of 65, and on the 27th, Pfizer vaccine will be vaccinated for workers in Corona 19 treatment hospitals.
However, when the tension is relaxed, it can quickly spread to the fourth epidemic. Although vaccination has started, we can expect group immunity of our people only in November this year. Moreover, the number of new confirmed cases reaches 300 to 400 each day, and the infectious property index remains above 1, which is a concern.
Sohn Young-rae, head of the Social Strategy Division, Central Accident Control Headquarters of the Ministry of Health and Welfare, said at a regular briefing on the 26th, “Even if vaccination begins, it will take a considerable amount of time to anticipate the effect of blocking outbreaks. He asked.
◇ Start AZ vaccine on the 26th… Pfizer vaccine for medical staff on the 27th
On the 26th, when the’Corona 19′ vaccination began, 11,813 citizens (as of 6 pm) from all over the country completed the first vaccination. On this day, the targets of vaccination were hospitalized and workers in 292 nursing hospitals, including 5266 residents and workers in 213 nursing facilities nationwide. AstraZeneca vaccine with 62% prevention effect was used.
The first vaccination target for the AstraZeneca vaccine is 28,9480, and the first vaccination is planned to be completed in March. The second vaccination is carried out at intervals of 8-12 weeks.
On the 26th, 585,000 Pfizer vaccines supplied by COVAX facility, an international vaccine supply organization, also arrived in Korea. Immediately after arrival, the vaccine was shipped to central and regional vaccination centers.
The targets for the Pfizer vaccine are 54,498 workers in the Corona 19 treatment hospital. On the 27th, the first day of vaccination, 199 workers at the National Medical Center and 101 workers at the treatment hospital for COVID-19 patients in the metropolitan area will be vaccinated at the Central Vaccination Center.
When the vaccination started in earnest, the appearance of the people who received or looked at the vaccination was generally bright.
Kim Jeong-ok (57), the head of a nursing home who received the vaccine for the first time at the Dobong-gu Health Center in Seoul, met with reporters after the vaccination. Said.
◇It takes time to form immunity after vaccination… The number of confirmed cases since vaccination in the UK
However, the quarantine authorities still remain nervous apart from the corona 19 vaccination. Even if vaccination is started, it takes a considerable amount of time to see the immune effect.
The AstraZeneca vaccine, which started on the 26th, also takes up to 12 weeks to complete the second vaccination, and it takes about 2 weeks to generate neutralizing antibodies even after the second vaccination is completed.
Now, vaccination has begun for the first-ranked vaccination patients, residents of nursing hospitals and facilities, and workers, and it still takes more time for the nation to receive vaccinations. The quarantine authorities are also targeting the timing of the formation of collective immunity in November.
In the UK, where vaccination was first started on December 8 last year (local time), the incidence of confirmed cases increased for a while after vaccination, and on January 8, the number of confirmed cases per day recorded a record high of 6,8053.
“If the vaccine has an antibody formation rate of 80%, then 70% of Koreans will have more than 50% of the antibody,” said Jeong Ki-seok, a professor of respiratory medicine at Hallym University’s Sungsim Hospital. It will be.”
◇ Still 300~400 people, with an infectious reproductive index of 1 or higher… Keep distance and 5 people banned
It is too early to be relieved of the situation of domestic confirmed cases. As of 0 o’clock on the 26th, the number of new confirmed cases rose to the 400 mark again in one day with 406 (382 local outbreaks).
It is similar to the 411 people (August 27), who were the most confirmed patients during the second outbreak in August last year.
The trend of occurrence of new confirmed cases is ‘362→326→343→457→621→621→561→448→416→332→356→440→396→406 for two weeks from February 13 to February 26 as of 0 o’clock. People’.
Infectious material production index nationwide △February 14-20 1.12 △February 21-25, 1.05, Metropolitan area △February 14-20 1.09 △February 21-25, 1.03 for 2 consecutive weeks 1 Is over. The Infectious Reproduction Index is a quantification of how many additional infected persons per confirmed person makes. If it is greater than 1, it means that the number of confirmed cases is increasing.
In such a situation, the Central Disaster and Safety Countermeasure Headquarters extended the current distance distancing level of Phase 2 in the metropolitan area and Phase 1.5 in the non-metropolitan area for two weeks. The ban on private gatherings of more than 5 people, which was a big complaint from the public, and the 10 o’clock limit for restaurants and cafes were also maintained.
“There is a need to be cautious about easing quarantine measures in order to stably implement vaccinations,” said Son Young-rae.
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