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Outside the country, the UK will begin vaccinating the public with the Corona 19 vaccine from today (8th).
Several countries, including China and Russia, which are already vaccinating their home country, are rushing to start vaccination within the year.
This is reporter Kim Do-gyun.
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delivery vehicle arrived in front of a hospital in London, England.
It is the COVID-19 vaccine co-developed by Pfizer and Bio&Tech that was carefully carried in and immediately stored in a cryogenic freezer.
It is not easy to distribute it nationwide because it is essential to keep minus 70 degrees, but the vaccination is started from today at local time at 50 university hospitals in England.
Senior citizens over the age of 80, nursing facility staff, and medical staff are given priority.
[Harry Sukla/UK's first Corona19 vaccination target: Thank you very much.
(Corona 19) was a really big crisis and we've been very worried.] The
UK has purchased 40 million doses of Pfizer vaccine and is expected to receive 4 million doses first by the end of this year.
Following the UK, the US and Canada will be vaccinated.
In the United States, vaccination will begin when the Food and Drug Administration urgently approves the Pfizer vaccine on the 10th, and Modena's vaccine is also expected to be approved on the 17th.
Canada also said it plans to distribute 250,000 batches within the year with approval from health authorities by the 10th.
[Justin Trudeau/Canadian Prime Minister: It was a tough year and we haven't gotten out of the crisis yet, but now, the vaccine is coming.]
Russia and China are also vaccinating vaccinations from around the world, with large-scale vaccinations already developed in their home countries. Is becoming.