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United States, a Pfizer vaccine delivery operation has begun under the name of the operation'ultra-fast'.
In our view, the vaccination is expected to start from the evening of today (14th).
In New York, correspondent Kim Jong-won reports.
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Preparations for delivery of vaccines are in full swing at Pfizer's factory in Michigan.
As it needs to be stored at -70 degrees Celsius, put the vaccine in a box and fill with dry ice.
The vaccine boxes packed in this way are stacked in containers, and the first truck finally leaves the factory.
Employees applaud.
Afterwards, the vaccine box was transferred to a courier company's aircraft and departed to 600 designated locations across the country.
[Citizen: (Why did you come to the airport?) Because, I'm so excited.
Today is a historic day.
This is where the first vaccine goes nationwide.
I think I will cry now.
Tears are coming.]
The operation name of the first vaccine delivery jointly conducted by the public and private forces was Operation Warp Speed, which means'super-fast', and the actual U.S. Army captain took over as a military operation.
[Gustav Furna/U.S. Army Captain: You may have heard me say today as Diday.
D-Day (Operation Normandy Landing) was a turning point during World War II.
It was the beginning of the end.
D-Day is the beginning of the end.
It is today.]
Pfizer, which initially released 2.9 million vaccines today, plans to distribute a total of 20 million vaccines nationwide by the end of this year.
As the final administrative procedure for the actual vaccination of the vaccine, the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, and the final use approval of the CDC are coming out today, vaccination is expected to begin this evening in our time in the US, the country with the most confirmed coronavirus.
U.S. health officials are predicting that the corona crisis will normalize next summer if the vaccine is distributed as planned.