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Medical reporter Cho Dong-chan is here.



Q. Is it safe?



[Dong-Chan Jo / Medical reporter (specialist): AstraZeneca vaccine It is as safe as other vaccines such as Pfizer and Modena.

The Korean government has also repeatedly emphasized.]



[Sae-Kyun Jeong/Prime Minister: There is no problem with safety.

It was approved in over 50 countries around the world, and a few days ago, the World Health Organization (WHO) also approved emergency use...

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[Dongchan Cho/medical journalist (specialist): Avoiding the AstraZeneca vaccine because of side effects concerns, it seems like distrust of modern medicine.]



Q. Is it effective?



[Cho Dong-chan / Medical reporter (specialist): AstraZeneca vaccine has sufficient preventive effect.

Let's take a look at the UK corona confirmed graph.

Last month, more than 60,000 confirmed cases per day fell to 12,000 this month.

Looking at the reproduction index, which informs the current spread in real time, that is, how many people per person infects. This month, it has fallen from 0.7 to 0.9, which is lower than 1.4 in Korea, where only 5 to 600 confirmed cases per day.

The British government announced it was thanks to the vaccine effect.

In the UK, 6.6 million Pfizer and 3 million AstraZeneca were vaccinated. If AstraZeneca had not been effective, these results would not have been possible and the effects of the two vaccines would be similar.]



Q. What is the effect on mutation?



[Cho Dong-chan/medical journalist (specialist): Mutation decreases vaccine effectiveness.

However, there are still no studies that have objectively compared which vaccine falls further.

It is necessary to carefully examine the research results that AstraZeneca has poor mutagenic defense.

It can't stop the mutant virus from entering the body and causing mild symptoms.

But it definitely works to prevent serious or death.

Owner of Anthony Pouch, the top infectious disease expert in the United States.

He said the most reasonable way to deal with the mutant virus is to get a vaccine now.] In



summary, don't worry, you can get AstraZeneca vaccine, right?



[Cho Dong-chan / Medical reporter (specialist): Yes.]