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So when can we get the vaccine?
To this question, Prime Minister Jeong Sye-gyun gave some answers.
In addition to the contracted AstraZeneca vaccine, Pfizer and Moderna vaccines will not be available until the first quarter of next year.
This is Jeon Byeongnam reporter.
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government and the ruling party have not clearly stated when and what vaccines Koreans can get.
[Lee Nak-yeon/Democratic Party Representative (last 13th): We will do our best to accelerate vaccination as much as possible.
We are trying to start vaccination before March.]
Prime Minister Jeong Sye-gyun gave a specific answer today.
First of all, it said that the corona19 vaccination could start as early as February next year.
"AstraZeneca's approval for the use of the COVID-19 vaccine by the Ministry of Food and Drug Safety will be possible early next year," he said. "The vaccine for 10 million people will be brought in sequentially."
However, Pfizer and Modena vaccines, which began to be used overseas, said that domestic vaccination was difficult in the first quarter.
Although contracts with these companies were imminent, it said that no supply was promised within the first quarter.
Regarding the criticism that the vaccine was inferior to other countries, "In July, when the'Vaccine Task Force' was launched, the number of confirmed cases in Korea was around 100, so there was an aspect of not thinking about increasing the dependence on the vaccine." I answered.
Some interpretations suggested that the government's judgment was consequently partially deviated, but Prime Minister Jung explained that the excessive demands of multinational pharmaceutical companies such as'immunity against side effects' were also the reason it was difficult to rush the contract.
(Video editing: Jeong Seong-hoon)