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Astra vaccine, which will hit 750,000 people, first shipped from SK plant in Gyeongbuk on the 24th

AstraZeneca’s Corona 19 vaccine will be shipped from SK Bioscience’s factory in Andong, Gyeongbuk on the 24th and supplied to Korea. Vaccines for 750,000 people shipped here are packaged in the amount required for each hospital at the distribution center and delivered to nursing hospitals and public health centers nationwide to begin vaccination. Health officials said at a vaccination briefing on the 8th, through the mouth of an expert, strongly suggesting that AstraZeneca vaccine could be given to seniors aged 65 or older.

Citizen Participation Special Feature, where Jung Eun-kyung, head of the COVID-19 vaccination response promotion head, (Director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention), asked and answered questions related to vaccination of the novel coronavirus infection (Corona 19) vaccine held at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention in Cheongju, Chungcheongbuk-do At the briefing, he is being asked by the National Communications Group. From left: Choi Won-seok, professor of infectious medicine at Korea University Ansan Hospital, Commissioner Eun-kyung Jeong, and Professor Nam Jae-hwan of the Department of Medical Life Sciences, Catholic University. yunhap news

– An official from the quarantine authorities said on the 8th, “The AstraZeneca vaccine is first shipped from the Andong plant in Gyeongbuk on the 24th and starts domestic supply,” said “We plan to deliver this vaccine to about 2,000 nursing hospitals and public health centers nationwide to start vaccination.” . The SK Bioscience plant in Andong, North Gyeongsang Province is consigned to producing AstraZeneca vaccine.

In nursing hospitals, medical staff directly meet all staff, including patients, caregivers, administrative staff, and medical staff. Before that, the doctors will be taught how to inoculate, and other drugs will be removed from the drug refrigerator and replaced with a refrigerator dedicated to vaccines. It is expected to be correct in 2-3 days. Nursing homes are visited by public health centers and inoculated. The medical staff of the local vaccination consignment medical institution go together to inoculate. The Agency for Disease Control and Prevention will determine who is eligible for vaccination by the 20th at the latest according to shipment on the 24th.

In a briefing on the 8th, the Korea Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (KCDC) chief said, “Korea signed a one-to-one contract for the AstraZeneca vaccine, and it was confirmed that 1.5 million doses (for 750,000 people) of this individual contract will be delivered in the last week of February. We are preparing for delivery,” he said.

When the Korea Institute for Disease Control and Prevention announced the vaccination plan on the 28th of last month, it revealed its policy that 750,000 patients and workers in nursing homes and nursing homes will be given AstraZeneca vaccine. “This position has not changed yet,” said an official from the Agency for Disease Control and Prevention, and said, “However, there are restrictions on those under the age of 65 in foreign countries, so we are listening to related opinions.”

SK Bioscience Plant in Andong, Gyeongbuk.  yunhap news

SK Bioscience Plant in Andong, Gyeongbuk. yunhap news

– Commissioner Jeong Eun-kyung also said at a briefing on the 8th, “It is not confirmed that the AstraZeneca vaccine is not effective for people over 65, but information and data are lacking, so make a more careful decision.”

The disease agency also announced its 65-year-old vaccination position through an external expert who attended the briefing. Choi Won-seok, a professor of infectious medicine at the University Ansan Hospital, said, “There is no safety concern when comparing the elderly and young people with the AstraZeneca vaccine.” “Analysis of the data for all ages over 18 gives a valid result. “It is not a number to judge the effect just because there is statistical significance.”

Professor Choi said, “Over time, the number will increase and there will be data that can be seen clearly.” “The troubled person seems to be whether or not to use this vaccine for the elderly until then. “You have to make a comprehensive judgment on this kind of vaccine (whether there is a vaccine).” Excluding the AstraZeneca vaccine, it seems to have emphasized that there are not many vaccines coming in Korea until the second quarter.

AstraZeneca vaccine.  yunhap news

AstraZeneca vaccine. yunhap news

– Professor Nam Jae-hwan of the Department of Medical Life Science, Catholic University said, “Basically, all three things should be considered: excellence, economy, and accessibility. It is very difficult to accurately judge which of the vaccines to come in Korea is good and which is bad.” You can get it all with confidence, whether it’s a vaccine. I’ll get it right regardless of the type when the order comes back.”

Professor Nam said, “My mother is in her 80s and, of course, I will recommend getting the AstraZeneca vaccine, and when the order comes back, I will recommend that you get any vaccine.”

Welfare reporter Shin Seong-sik [email protected]




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