In the UK, the vaccine is expected to arrive from Belgium on the 3rd, before vaccination with the new coronavirus developed by American pharmaceutical giant Pfizer and others will begin early next week.

The British government has approved a new coronavirus vaccine developed by Pfizer and German company Biontech on the 2nd, and will start vaccination in the first half of next week.



The vaccine will be supplied in 800,000 doses first, and the public broadcaster BBC reports that it will arrive by land from Belgium, where Pfizer's manufacturing base is located, on the 3rd, but the government said that due to safety issues, details I can't answer.



Since this vaccine needs to be controlled at a low temperature of around minus 70 degrees Celsius, transportation and storage are issues, and after arriving in the UK, work is to be done to check if there are any quality problems.



According to local media, some hospitals in the capital, London, are preparing for vaccination from the 7th of the week.



Vaccinations are given priority to residents of facilities for the elderly, long-term care staff, and people at high risk of aggravation, such as the elderly aged 80 and over, and it is expected that vaccinations for these people will end around next spring. I will.



Prime Minister Johnson welcomes the prospect of vaccination, but calls for continued infection control, saying, "Don't just think that the fight is over."