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In Europe, where vaccination has started, there is a shortage of vaccines everywhere.
This is because vaccine companies have notified that they will reduce the supply of vaccines one after another.
The U.S., with the largest number of confirmed cases, has eventually approved a so-called “vaccine squeezing” that increases the number of people who can get a single vaccine bottle.
Reporter Seo Yoo-jeong reports.
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Corona 19 vaccination center near Paris, France.
Citizens who have come to receive vaccinations come to visit.
As the vaccine ran out, the date of vaccination of 200 people here alone was delayed by more than ten days.
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“There were no vaccines left, so we had to stop vaccination. Now we have to send back many people who come to the center.”
Although European countries are in a similar situation, it has become difficult to obtain a vaccine for the time being.
Following Pfizer, AstraZeneca also said it was difficult to provide the quantity it had planned to supply to 27 European countries within the first quarter.
European countries immediately rebelled against supply, which was 60% less than originally promised.
Italian Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte warned on Facebook that “this is a serious breach of contract and will use all legal means.”
Austria also foretold a hard-line response, saying “It is unacceptable,” and Poland also announced its position to take action.
I put it out.
The lack of vaccines is no different in the United States.
In New York, supplies were nearly run out, and 23,000 appointments were delayed.
[앤드루 쿠오모/뉴욕 주지사]
“Vaccination to 7 million people is absurd. The government promised to increase the vaccine supply, but it didn’t.”
Eventually, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration approved the controversial’vaccine squeezing’.
Originally, it allowed the increase from 5 doses per bottle of vaccine to 6 doses.
However, for squeeze vaccination, a special low-volume syringe is needed, and even this syringe is insufficient.
Korea also has signed a vaccine purchase contract with AstraZeneca for 10 million people.
Regarding the supply disruption in Europe, the quarantine authorities have said that there has been no change in the introduction plan for the first quarter so far.
This is Seo Yoo-jeong, MBC News.
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