Today, around 400 people… Announcement of vaccination plan next week, including priority vaccination target

As the momentum of the’third pandemic’ of a new coronavirus infection in Korea (Corona 19) has softened, the number of confirmed cases a day remains in the 300-400 range.

As the number of confirmed cases continues to decline, some expect that the epidemic situation will stabilize sooner or later.

However, it is pointed out that it is still too early to be relieved considering the fact that the winter season, when the virus is active, is still not over, and sporadic infections continue to occur nationwide.

The government is planning to start vaccination as early as early next month while gradually reducing the number of confirmed cases as it is now, but it makes it difficult to respond to quarantine such as’asymptomatic infections’ more than 20% and mutant viruses from the UK, South Africa and Brazil. The’risk factor’ that does not go away is becoming a variable.

◇ Today, between the late 300 and around 400 people seem to come out… Possibility of entering 300 units of confirmed regional outbreaks on average daily for one week

According to the Central Defense Countermeasure Headquarters (Bangdaebon) on the 23rd, 346 new confirmed cases were counted as of 0 o’clock the previous day.

The number of new confirmed cases showed up to 400 for two days in a row on the 20th to 21st (404, 401), but it fell back to 300.

In particular, the number of confirmed cases of 346 a day is the lowest in two months since November 23 (271), the beginning of this third pandemic.

The number of new confirmed cases to be announced at 0 o’clock on this day is somewhat larger than the previous day, but it is not expected to increase significantly.

The quarantine authorities and local governments, such as the Seoul Metropolitan Government, counted 366 new confirmed cases from 0 o’clock to 9 PM on the previous day.

It is 65 more than the 301 people counted at the same time the previous day.

Recently, the number of confirmed cases is expected to reach around 400 or in the late 300s, as the increase in night time has not been large.

As revealed by detailed statistics, the spread of Corona 19 has recently come to a standstill and has entered a real phase.

The number of new confirmed cases peaked on the 25th of last month (1,240) and then gradually decreased, including 1,100, 1,000, and 800, but decreased significantly this month.

The number of new confirmed patients this month is 1,27 → 820 → 657 → 1,20 → 714 → 838 → 869 → 674 → 641 → 657 → 451 → 537 → 561 per day → 524 people → 512 people → 580 people → 520 people → 389 people → 386 people → 404 people → 401 people → 346 people, all except for two days, below 1,000 people.

In the last week (1.16~22), an average of 432.3 new cases per day came out.

Among them, the number of confirmed local outbreaks, which is a key indicator of the adjustment of the distance stage and can determine the outbreak situation in the community, was counted as an average of 404.6 people per day. According to the current trend, there is a possibility that the daily average number of confirmed cases will drop to the 300 level as early as this day.

◇ Before vaccination preparation speed… Announcement of’Vaccination Implementation Plan’ at the end of this month

As the spread of infection has caught up, the government is speeding up preparations for vaccination.

The government has previously secured a vaccine that can hit 56 million people through contracts with’Covax Facility’ (an international project for joint purchase and distribution of vaccines) and individual pharmaceutical companies, and is currently a contract to secure 20 million more people. Also in progress.

In particular, the initial volume to be received from Kovacs is about 50,000 people, and it is expected to enter Korea as early as next month.

After completing the demand survey by country, Kovacs finally decides which vaccines to distribute and how much, and the final contents are expected to be notified by the end of this month. Pfizer’s products are being actively reviewed for vaccines entering Korea through COVAX.

As the time until the introduction of the vaccine is short, the quarantine authorities are also preparing a system to transport and manage the vaccine.

First of all, the Korea Centers for Disease Control and Prevention selected SK Bioscience as an institution to carry out the’Corona 19 vaccine distribution management system establishment and operation project’ and concluded the contract. The distribution and management of vaccines is considered one of the key steps for safe vaccination.

In addition to Kovacs, SK Bioscience is in charge of distribution and storage of AstraZeneca, Janssen, and Pfizer vaccines.Based on the Internet of Things (IoT) integrated control center, SK Bioscience has developed a customized’cold chain’ (refrigerated distribution) system that reflects the characteristics of each vaccine. I am going to build it.

The government is also in a hurry to install freezers for Pfizer vaccines, which must be kept in cryogenic conditions.

Along with this, the government plans to finalize and announce a detailed vaccination plan sooner or later to determine who and how to receive the vaccine sequentially.

In this regard, Yoon Tae-ho, head of the Central Accident Control Headquarters (heavy water copy), said at a briefing the day before, “in relation to the vaccination plan, there will be a separate announcement to the public centered on the Korea Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. I think it will be the end of this month.”

The vaccination plan is expected to include the recipients of the vaccine prior to vaccination, the vaccination method, the vaccination institution, and compensation plans for side effects.

The government has reviewed medical institution workers, group facility residents and workers, and the elderly as well as adults aged 50 to 64 as recommended targets for priority vaccination, but detailed targets and sizes may vary depending on the final plan.

Professor Chun Byung-cheol of Korea University’s Department of Preventive Medicine emphasized, “Because vaccines are not in all at once, there may be controversy regardless of any decisions regarding vaccination priorities, etc.” did.

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