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As news of vaccine development continued following Pfizer last week, both the New York Stock Market and international oil prices are starting to rise.

Let’s connect Washington.



Correspondent Soo-Hyung Kim,

you say

that the vaccine that Modena is developing has a slightly different storage or distribution method compared to that of Pfizer?



<Reporter> When the



Pfizer vaccine was announced, it was said to be effective, but the biggest drawback was that it had to be stored at a cryogenic temperature above -70 degrees Celsius.



However, this modena vaccine is enough to keep it at -20 degrees Celsius for long-term storage, and Modena explains that it remains stable for up to 30 days even in a general refrigerator.



That's six times the shelf life of the Pfizer vaccine, which makes it much easier to store and distribute the vaccine.



[Apeyan/Moderna Chairman: Moder or vaccine does not require cryogenic conditions.

Because of this feature, the vaccine can be distributed more broadly and more easily.]



Moderna tested 30,000 people for this vaccine candidate, and 90 out of 15,000 people who were given a fake drug got coronavirus. Eleven of them were admitted to the intensive care unit.



However, out of the remaining 15,000 people who were given the vaccine candidate, only five had coronavirus, and Modena reported that the symptoms were not severe.



Moderna says that if the FDA approves urgent use, it will supply 20 million vaccines in the United States starting next month.



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It's very good news, you said, there are talks about the fact that the US could not take over during the regime change, so the distribution might not work well?



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Yes, the Dow Index also rose by more than 300 points due to anticipation for modders and vaccines.



However, it is said that President Trump has practically set his hands on responding to the coronavirus after the presidential election, focusing only on promising objection to the presidential election.



It is said that the last meeting of the White House Corona Team came in five months ago, but the bigger problem is that the Trump administration has not recognized Biden-elect, and the vaccine distribution plan is not being communicated properly.



Biden also held a press conference a while ago and criticized the Trump administration's non-cooperation head-on.



[Biden/US President-elect: Vaccine development and vaccination are completely different things.

The sooner we approach the administration's vaccination plan, the smoother we can go.]



Biden stressed the importance of maintaining a mask and distance because it takes time to get vaccinated.