<Anchor> The
vaccine, which many people expect to end the boring corona, is expected to enter Korea next month.
The preparations seem to be in full swing at the site, but let’s look at one by one starting today (6th) whether it is progressing properly and whether there are any issues to be resolved in advance.
I am Jo Dong-chan, a medical reporter.
<Reporter> The
quarantine authorities have announced that vaccination will begin in February.
[Jung Eun-kyung/Director of the Korea Disease Management Administration (last 4 days): A detailed vaccination plan will be prepared after deliberation and resolution by the Vaccination Specialized Committee.]
Vaccines announced by the government that vaccination is possible within February are Modena and AstraZeneca. , A Pfizer product.
When asked about the preparation status of a domestic company known to be consignment production and sale of Modena vaccine, it has not been discussed in detail with Modena, and it has been revealed that it takes about a year to make the vaccine raw material production process.
A member of the Vaccine Specialist Committee said that Modena's production volume this year was confirmed to have completed an exclusive contract with European'Lonza'.
It may not be easy to spread quickly in Korea.
Pfizer is also discussing with the government, but said it has not yet established concrete measures such as medical staff training and distribution process, that is, cold chain.
There was a decisive reason for this.
One vaccination expert said that no specific screening items have yet been prepared for foreign vaccines.
AstraZeneca will be completed soon and full-fledged screening will take place, but Pfizer, Moder, and vaccines will take more time. .
The Ministry of Food and Drug Safety said that if approval items such as safety are determined by the vaccine expert committee, the review process itself, such as drug testing, can proceed quickly.
(Video editing: Kim Sun-tak)