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Government speeds up preparation for corona vaccine… Half of AstraZeneca is high-risk

-The domestic vaccination schedule for the novel coronavirus infection (Corona 19) vaccine is accelerating. As early as the New Year holidays (February 11-14), a 100,000 dose (for 50,000 people) of Pfizer’s vaccine in the US will be introduced in Korea through COVAX Facility (International Vaccine Sharing Project). Afterwards, 1.5 million doses (for 750,000 people) of the UK AstraZeneca vaccine will come in. It is expected that Pfizer will be vaccinated to the medical staff at the hospital dedicated to infectious diseases, and the AstraZeneca vaccine will be given to high-risk groups such as the elderly in nursing homes. The government’s preparation for vaccination is also accelerating.

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.

-It seems that the quarantine authorities paying attention to the Pfizer vaccination is not related to the increasing mortality rate of elderly corona19 patients in Korea. According to the Corona 19 Central Clinical Committee on that day, 148 out of 594 confirmed cases in the metropolitan area of ​​80 or more (24.9%) died within 4 weeks after the confirmation of the third corona19 epidemic in Korea (November 12 to December 17 last year). did. This is an increase from the mortality rate of 17.3% (49 out of 283) in the same group during the second epidemic (August 14 to September 30 of last year). The’fatality rate within 4 weeks after diagnosis’ is called the’real fatality rate’ because the causal relationship between Corona 19 and actual death is relatively clear. At the time of the third outbreak, the real fatality rate increased drastically as group infections in nursing hospitals and lack of beds overlapped.

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.

Reporter Yoo Geun-hyung [email protected]
Reporter Kim Somin [email protected]

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