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In the midst of this, the government has taken a step toward inoculating the AstraZeneca vaccine to the elderly over the age of 65.

In addition, the vaccine, which is supposed to be given twice, is being reviewed to allow more people to be vaccinated at least once.



Dong-chan Cho is a medical reporter.



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AstraZeneca vaccine has recently been statistically verified for the prevention of the elderly, European countries have changed the restriction on vaccination over 65 years of age to approval.



Our health authorities have also gone through a debate again, and it is promising to release the AstraZeneca vaccine withholding for those over 65 years old.



However, even if you are 65 years of age or older, the timing of vaccination seems to be different depending on your age.



The government is considering a way to guess from 75 years of age or older.



This is because the mortality rate is high at 6.5% in the 70s and 21% in the 80s and above, so vaccination is the most urgent.



It is known that the Pfizer vaccine is being reviewed for the vaccine to be given to people over 75 years of age.



In addition, the government is discussing ways to inoculate a person who has never been vaccinated with a stockpile for a second person who has been vaccinated.



Pfizer vaccines have a 75% chance of preventing serious or death with just one dose, and AstraZeneca vaccines have been reported to be up to 94%.



In particular, people who have been infected before develop enough immunity to get hit once.



The government has decided to give priority to the Tokyo Olympic participants and foreign visitors for official purposes.



[Yun Tae-ho/Head of the Central Accident Control Headquarters: In addition, vaccinations are available for short-term overseas visits, even for important economic activities or for public interest purposes.]



To prevent unnecessary preferential fertilization, it is necessary to first determine the job and reason for vaccination in detail. There seems to be.



(Video coverage: Elderly food, video editing: Jo Moo-hwan)    



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