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government announced that the delayed Moderna vaccine supply will resume from next week. He also said that there would be no problems with the introduction of the vaccine in August, but there are many variables.



Medical reporter Yoo Seung-hyun reports.



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Moderna vaccine supply has been delayed from the third to fourth week of this month, and then to next month.



This volume is expected to arrive next week, the government explained.



[Sohn Young-rae/Chairman of Social Strategy Division at Central Accident Remediation Headquarters: Moderna will supply a significant portion of the smoke quantity first next week, and then in August, we discussed with the Korean government that supply will be without a hitch.]



Song Young-gil, Chairman of the Democratic Party of Korea The amount introduced next week is also 1.3 million to 1.4 million, which was revealed by causing controversy over contract violations.



However, the modern and supply-demand situation remains to be seen.



Moderna said, "We will adjust the production schedule for the next two to four weeks due to the slow supply of the vaccine due to the trial work of our partners."



The government also decided to combine Pfizer as well as Moderna for the 50-54-year-old vaccine, which will start on the 16th of next month.



This seems to be because it is difficult to guarantee 100% that Moderna's vaccine shipments will come as planned.



Pfizer vaccines have also changed.



A government official said that Pfizer will reduce production by 30% for about a month due to inspection of facilities to increase production, and the domestic supply will be concentrated in September rather than August.



In addition, as developed countries begin to secure supplies for booster vaccination, domestic supply and demand may become unstable.



The government plan to start the vaccination at the age of 18-49 around the end of August and to give the first dose to 36 million people, 70% of the population, by September is the same.



The government confirms and announces the vaccination plan for August, including the vaccination schedule for those aged 18 to 49 the day after tomorrow (30th).



(Video coverage: Kim Min-cheol, video editing: Kim Ho-jin, CG: Han Jeong-woo, Kang Kyung-rim)