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government announced the vaccination plan today (28th), it did not reveal what kind of vaccine will be introduced in Korea and who will be the first.

The government, which said that some of the vaccines could come in early next month, before the Lunar New Year holidays, turned to a rather cautious attitude.



Reporter Park Soo-jin covered the reason.



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Prime Minister Jeong Sye-gyun appeared on a radio on the 20th and announced that 50,000 of the vaccines contracted with Kovacs are likely to arrive in early February.



The Ministry of Public Administration and Security also said that the schedule for introducing the vaccine for the first time in Korea has been extended to early February.



For this reason, attention was paid to whether the introduction of a vaccine or even vaccination before the Lunar New Year holiday would be possible, but the government announcement was cautious.



1.5 million doses of AstraZeneca vaccines that have already been contracted are said to be available at the end of next month through the approval process from the Ministry of Food and Drug Safety. is.



[Jeongeungyeong / disease control chief: Before New Year holidays because you have to, even if the AstraZeneca vaccine is licensed conducted quality checks on national shipment approval seems difficult to vaccination]



SBS covering Results nose backstage as early notification to the day after the vaccine quantity and timing It has been confirmed that it will be done.



Both vaccines are pre-licensed in Korea and require preparation time such as training of vaccination personnel for smooth vaccination even after rapid procedures such as special import.



We are discussing who will be the first inoculation.



There are predictions that it will be selected from among the medical staff, but there is also an opinion that in order to relieve public anxiety about vaccines, a representative person, such as the head of the government, should be selected.



Korea Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (KCDC) Commissioner Jeong Eun-kyung said that once the vaccine approval and supply schedule is confirmed, the detailed vaccination schedule will be released early next month.



(Video coverage: Kim Min-cheol, Video editing: Won-hee Won, CG: Kim Jung-eun)