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It is expected that some of the 6 million doses of the US Moderna vaccine, which have caused supply and demand disruptions, will arrive in Korea this afternoon (2nd). The government said earlier that it had agreed to introduce 1.5 million more doses of Pfizer and Moderna vaccines from Romania.
By Song In-ho.
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Pfizer vaccine from Romania is 1053 thousand doses, and the Moderna vaccine 450,000 doses.
It arrives twice today and on the 8th, and the Pfizer vaccine was purchased from the Romanian government and is valid until the 30th of this month.
In the case of Moderna Vaccine, we get it in return for providing medical supplies to Romania.
The validity period varies from November 12 to December 5 depending on the quantity.
[Lee Ki-il/Central Disaster and Safety Countermeasures Headquarters 1st Controller: As it is supplied in Korea, it is planned to be used for vaccinations between 18 and 49 years of age. It is expected that the vaccination plan will be more comfortable with the additional supply of the vaccine.] In response
to the point that the Moderna vaccine
to be delivered from
Romania is a product of a Spanish company with foreign substances found in Japan, the quarantine authorities said, "The company is the same, but the manufacturing number is different. “, he explained.
With regard to the 6 million servings that Moderna is scheduled to send by this weekend, it is known that about 1 million servings will arrive in Korea this afternoon through Incheon International Airport.
There is a possibility that the remaining 5 million servings will arrive sequentially by the 5th.
The government is currently negotiating a detailed supply schedule for the remaining volumes with Moderna.
Health authorities are continuously requesting that Samsung Biologics be supplied with the quantity to be produced on consignment to reduce this supply-demand instability, but added, "Nothing has been decided yet."