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AstraZeneca and Janssen's vaccines are expected to be approved in the United States within weeks. In some states, there has been controversy over the fact that smokers are included in priority vaccinations, such as older people and people with underlying diseases.
This is Kang Cheong-wan.
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Anthony Pouch, head of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases of the United States, said the process to approve AstraZeneca and Janssen's vaccine use will be completed within a few weeks.
Once approved, the United States will have all four vaccines in addition to the Modena and Pfizer vaccines that have already begun.
Mr. Pouch stressed that President Biden's promise to get 100 million doses of the vaccine within 100 days of taking office was "unquestionably feasible."
In the states of New Jersey and Mississippi in the United States, controversy emerged as smokers were included in priority vaccinations such as the elderly and those with underlying diseases.
In the UK, the first in the world to be vaccinated, more than 3.5 million people have been vaccinated.
This means that there are more vaccinations than those who have accumulated coronavirus.
In England, 45% of people aged 80 and older have been vaccinated.
[Dominic Rab/ British Foreign Minister: The goal is to complete a single dose of vaccination for all adult populations by September.] As
vaccinations expand, the UK government has announced that it is looking forward to easing containment measures from March as early as possible. .