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[속보]“I came with a Pfizer vaccine”… Freighter arriving at Incheon Airport

The Corona 19 vaccine developed by Pfizer arrived at the Hoemul terminal at Incheon International Airport on the 26th, and officials are transferring the vaccine. Vaccines, which arrive at cryogenic conditions from Amsterdam to Incheon Airport via Korean Air freighter, are then safely delivered to vaccination centers in five cities, including the Seoul National Medical Center, under the escort of the military transport support headquarters. 2021.2.26/News 1-Pfizer vaccine, a US pharmaceutical company, arrived in Korea on the 26th.

According to health officials, Korean Air’s flight KE9926 departing Amsterdam, the Netherlands carrying Pfizer vaccine, arrived at Incheon International Airport at 11:58 am on the same day.

The A330-300 (HL8003), a medium-large-sized device capable of long-distance operation, has been carrying 117,000 doses of Pfizer vaccine (two doses per person, 58,000 people), which must maintain cryogenic temperatures below -60 degrees Celsius.

The Pfizer vaccine, which came to Korea that day, was introduced through the international vaccine supply organization “COVAX Facility.” The Pfizer vaccine was not passed through the logistics center in Pyeongtaek, Gyeonggi-do, and was sent directly to the National Medical Center, a central vaccination center, and It will be delivered to five vaccination centers including local vaccination centers, Soonchunhyang University Cheonan Hospital, Yangsan Pusan ​​National University Hospital, Chosun University Hospital, and Keimyung University Daegu Dongsan Hospital, a regional vaccination center.


A freighter carrying the initial amount of Pfizer vaccine secured through the international vaccine supply organization’CoVax Facility’ is landing at the cargo terminal of Incheon International Airport on the afternoon of the 26th. 2021.2.26/News 1-The first vaccination of Pfizer’s vaccine will begin on the 27th at the Central Vaccination Center at the National Medical Center in Jung-gu, Seoul, targeting 300 medical staff, including 199 National Medical Center workers and 101 workers in the corona19 patient treatment hospital in the metropolitan area.

From the 3rd of the following month, vaccinations are also administered at regional and regional vaccination centers. From the 8th, the vaccine will be delivered to 82 in-house vaccination institutions, and in-house vaccination will be conducted according to the institutional plan.

Kim Jin-ha, reporter of Donga.com [email protected]

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