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United States, President-elect Biden received the corona vaccine directly as promised.
The goal is to eliminate the resistance of Americans to the vaccine, and Modena vaccination has also begun following Pfizer.
Correspondent Kim Soo-hyung reports from Washington.
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U.S. President-elect Biden, who rolled up his sleeves, gets the corona vaccine himself.
I also received a vaccination certificate.
He kept his promise to be in person to eliminate Americans' resistance to vaccination.
[Biden/US President-elect: This is just the beginning.
One type of vaccine is being vaccinated and the other is being shipped.
It will take some time.]
Modena vaccine, distributed throughout the United States over the weekend, began its first vaccination to hospital medical staff today (22nd).
[Geckler/Heartford Hospital (Connecticut) Nurse: I have been treating corona patients since last March.
It's a really long time.
This moment is also a moment of hope for me, my colleagues, and patients undergoing treatment.]
Unlike Pfizer vaccines, which require cryogenic storage at -70 degrees Celsius, modena vaccines are relatively easy to move and store as they only need to be stored at -20 degrees Celsius
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[Aiza/U.S. Secretary of Health and Welfare: Modena vaccine will be distributed to 3,500 locations across the United States.
This is much more than the Pfizer vaccine.
Moders or vaccines will be provided in more places.]
The U.S. government plans to distribute an additional 7.9 million doses this week, including 2 million Pfizer vaccines and 5.9 million modder vaccines.
The CDC of the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said that so far, more than 556,000 doses have been vaccinated by medical staff.
President Trump, who lives in the White House and is constrained by election complaints, has yet to disclose his vaccination schedule.