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Pfizer vaccine, which arrived at Incheon International Airport, was transferred to the national vaccination center and started preparing for vaccination.
The first vaccination starts from the morning of today (27th).
Reporter Kim Hyung-rae, what time does the first vaccination start?
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Here at the Central Vaccination Center of the National Medical Center, the first Pfizer vaccination in Korea starts at 9 am. Reporters waiting for the arrival of the vaccination targets gather outside the door, and the inside is busy preparing for vaccination. .
About 32,000 Pfizer vaccines who arrived in Korea earlier arrived here at around 2pm yesterday.
Pfizer vaccine must be defrosted and diluted before vaccination, so today's dose is transferred to a separate refrigerator and stored.
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So who are the people who get the first vaccination today?
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Pfizer vaccination targets are medical staff who treat corona19 patients, of which 300 people in total, including 199 workers at the National Medical Center and 101 medical staff at a hospital dedicated to Corona 19 in the metropolitan area, receive the first vaccination after a while.
The health authorities have been vaccinating only at the central vaccination center here for a week from today, and medical staff from regional and regional centers have visited to receive vaccination training.
From the 3rd of the following month, vaccinations will begin at local and regional vaccination centers such as Yangsan Busan National University Hospital and Sooncheonhyang University Cheonan Hospital.
The authorities plan to finish the first dose of 55,000 medical staff by the 20th of next month.