<Anchor>



Vaccination is necessary to reduce the spread of the virus as it is now, but now in Korea, there is a setback in the introduction of vaccines, increasing anxiety and confusion. As Moderna received fewer vaccines than originally planned, the government increased the interval between the 1st and 2nd doses to 6 weeks, but the 2nd dose was changed 3 times a day.



Correspondent Kim Deok-hyun.



<Reporter>



Mr. A, who applied for the remaining vaccine and completed the first dose of Pfizer vaccine three days ago.



The date of the second dose was the 6th of the next month, and the date was changed three times a day on that day.



[Mr. A / Changed the 2nd inoculation date 3 times: The date was delayed by 2 weeks. But the date was Chuseok. After the Chuseok holiday, it was changed to September 23. When I calculated the date, it turned out that I was over 6 weeks old. It would be better to change it again (



they said it would be good.

)] Even

after calling the Korea Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

(

KCDC

)

more than 80 times

, I

was not able to receive information.



Mr. B, who has a child of an international student who is leaving for Canada at the beginning of next month, spent the whole day looking for any vaccine left in the hospital.



The date of the second dose was adjusted after the departure date, but there was no way to get help right away.



[Mr. B / Parents of international students who have changed the date of the second vaccination: (at the ward office) Go to the hospital and find the residual vaccine. Even in the hospital, it is very embarrassing.]



In response to such inquiries and complaint calls to public health centers and hospitals, the government decided to send individual text messages to 11.56 million people whose second vaccination date has changed.



If the second inoculation date overlaps with the Chuseok holiday, it was advanced by five days, and the inoculation interval was not more than 6 weeks.



If there is a reason such as overseas departure, you can contact the public health center and pull it up to 4 weeks apart.



The timing of completion of inoculation was delayed due to the disruption in the supply of moderna vaccines, as well as the unprepared change of guidelines increased public confusion.