“I will take full responsibility for the vaccine transport.”
780,000 people transferred 1,909 places including public health centers
Sejong No. 1 is a nursing hospital 1st year nurse
“May all the people return to their daily lives as soon as possible”
Gyeongbuk No. 1 is an office worker at a nursing hospital
On the 24th, Ahn Seong-sik, head of the highway patrol at the Gyeonggi Southern Police Agency, who was in charge of transporting the vaccine for the first new coronavirus infection (Corona 19) in Korea, said. About 40 military and light troops, including General Ahn, departed SK Bioscience’s Andong plant in Gyeongbuk this morning and convoyed the vaccine to the Icheon distribution center. Sidecars and patrol cars escorted a vibration-free refrigerated truck loaded with vaccines. The truck was equipped with positioning system (GPS) equipment and vehicle temperature measurement equipment. The location of the truck was checked at the integrated control center in Seongnam-si, Gyeonggi-do.
AstraZeneca vaccine will be delivered to 1,909 nursing hospitals and public health centers nationwide through the distribution center, including the 133,000 people convoyed that day. It will be shipped nationwide from 5:30 am on the 25th through repackaging at the distribution center. It also arrives in Jeju Island by ship at 6 am on the 25th.
![On the 23rd, an employee is looking at the refrigerant production process at FMS Korea, which is in charge of supplying the AstraZeneca vaccine transport container. [연합뉴스]](https://i0.wp.com/pds.joins.com/news/component/htmlphoto_mmdata/202102/25/7ccda89c-73c0-4409-b198-e1aa12a8c1d2.jpg?w=560&ssl=1)
On the 23rd, an employee is looking at the refrigerant production process at FMS Korea, which is in charge of supplying the AstraZeneca vaccine transport container. [연합뉴스]
The first vaccination starts at 9 am on the 26th at 17 local governments nationwide. The number 1 inoculation in Korea has not been decided yet, and Daejeon, Sejong, Chungnam, and Gyeongbuk have selected and released the 1st inoculation by region on the 24th. Most are medical staff and nursing facility staff.
In Sejong City, Lee Ha-hyeon (24), a first-year nurse in a nursing hospital, is the first vaccine recipient. Mr. Lee said, “I want everyone to get the vaccine safely. I am nervous, but I am excited because it is the first vaccination.” Lee said, “I hope the day will come when all the people return to their daily lives as soon as possible.”
The first inoculation in Daejeon City is Choi Heon-woo (46), head of the radiation department of Sacred Heart Hospital. The city of Daejeon requested that the Sacred Heart Nursing Hospital, which complied with the quarantine regulations, select the No. 1 inoculum, and the hospital chose Choi, a member of the Corona 19 response team, through internal discussions. Choi said, “I am proud to be the first to vaccination on behalf of Daejeon citizens,” and “I hope that all citizens trust the government and medical staff to receive the vaccination with confidence.”
The number 1 inoculation in the Chungnam region will be decided among Nam Jong-hwan (51), a doctor at Hongseong Korea Hospital, and Kim Mi-suk (64, female), a nurse. Chungnam Province is also considering a plan to inoculate two people at the same time in order to encourage the hard-working medical staff in the process of treating Corona 19.
In Ulsan City, medical workers at Gilmery Nursing Hospital receive the vaccine for the first time in the region. Gyeongsangbuk-do decided not to be a professional medical staff, but to a nursing facility office worker as the first inoculation. He is A, a man in his 40s who is a office worker in Aemyeong Senior Village (nursing home) in Andong.
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