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government first revealed the contents of the vaccine contract to be imported next year. The government said it has signed a contract with Pfizer for 30 million doses of the vaccine and will receive an additional 30 million doses if necessary.



Most of the amount introduced next year is expected to be used for booster vaccinations, and reporter Ahn Sang-woo will tell you the details.



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30 million doses of Pfizer's vaccine for which the government has completed the contract will be supplied from the first quarter of next year.



There is even an option to buy an additional 30 million servings if needed, giving you up to 60 million servings.



The government has announced that it plans to purchase an additional 20 million doses of the mRNA vaccine in addition to the 30 million doses that have been confirmed for purchase.



[Jeongeungyeong / Disease Management Commissioner: It corresponds to (vaccine) the instability of the supply and demand, and also variations considered by the current review that this such a vaccine to respond to the virus Portfolio



Shem all that 50 million doses inde contract year Add 193 million servings and you get over 240 million servings.



The government plans to complete the second vaccination for 70% of the population by the end of November this year, so it is expected that most of the vaccines introduced next year will be used for 'additional vaccinations'.



The government has not yet made a final decision on whether to receive booster vaccinations, but considering that major countries such as Israel have already started booster vaccinations, Korea believes that it will be inevitable.



[Jung Eun-kyung/Director of the Korea Centers for Disease Control and Prevention: Because the duration of immunity has been shortened, there is also the purpose of additional vaccination to increase immunity, and it contains all the purposes of receiving an improved vaccine that can respond to the mutated virus... ] The



government is planning to secure the volume of one booster vaccination for 50 million people, but there is a possibility that some changes may be made depending on the target of the booster vaccination and the interval between vaccinations.



(Video coverage: Kim Min-cheol, video editing: So Ji-hye)  



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