According to the Ministry of Public Administration and Security on the 21st, the corona19 vaccination will begin in 250 vaccination centers nationwide in February. As early as the 25th, the location of the vaccination center will be confirmed. Park Jong-hyun, the safety communication officer of the Ministry of Public Administration and Security, said, “When the first vaccine comes in, we will start vaccination according to the vaccination plan according to the priority.
At least one COVID-19 vaccination center will be installed in each city, county and district. There are 3 places with a population of 500,000 or more. It is planned to inoculate about 1,000 to 3,000 people in one vaccination center. Inoculation centers should have natural ventilation facilities, self-powered facilities for 24-hour operation of cryogenic freezers, and waiting facilities before and after inoculation. The military is involved in the distribution and transport of vaccines. The Ministry of National Defense announced on the 21st that it will operate the’Corona 19 Vaccine Transportation Support Headquarters’, which is part of the Korea Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s Corona 19 Vaccination Response Promotion Unit through the President’s business report. Army Chief of Staff Park Joo-gyeong (Lieutenant General) is the head of the headquarters and consists of a total of 41 people including military and police firefighters.
People who are concerned about side effects, such as elderly patients in nursing hospitals, are more likely to get AstraZeneca vaccine instead of Pfizer vaccine. The government plans to inoculate a single dose of 1.5 million doses of the first dose of AstraZeneca vaccine, or 750,000 doses, to senior patients in nursing hospitals and medical staff at high-risk medical institutions, including nursing hospitals. The remaining 750,000 doses are expected to be operated flexibly until a secondary supply is introduced in Korea in preparation for an unexpected vaccine supply disruption. As there are cases of side effects of Pfizer’s vaccine in various places, including Norway, the United States, it is interpreted with the intention to minimize the initial risk of vaccination.
Choi Won-seok, a professor of infectious medicine at Korea University Ansan Hospital, said, “It is difficult to conclude that no one will die if a large-scale vaccination is performed. After vaccination, the initial adverse reactions should also be observed.” Minister of Health and Welfare Kwon Deok-cheol said at a press conference on the 21st, “Even if 70% of the people are vaccinated, people infected with Corona 19 will continue to come out.” I do” he said.
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