[앵커]
The speed of the United States against mutant viruses is also accelerating. This is because a warning was issued that the number of people with the mutant virus could increase in the middle of next month.
Correspondent Lim Jong-ju in Washington reports.
[기자]
Vehicles flock to the massive corona vaccination center.
Mobile inoculation stations for homeless people have also emerged.
[마누엘 리바스/백신 접종자 : (코로나19를) 대수롭지 않게 여기는 사람도 있는데 심각한 것입니다.]
The total number of vaccinations in the U.S. reaches 68 million.
Among them, 50 million vaccinations have been given since President Biden took office.
We promised 100 million doses within 100 days of inauguration, and half of that was reached in 36 days.
President Biden, however, stressed that tensions should not be released.
[조 바이든/미국 대통령 : 지금은 긴장을 늦출 때가 아닙니다. 제발 마스크를 써주기 바랍니다.]
This is because the threat of mutant viruses is increasing.
Variations from the UK are doubling every ten days in the United States.
A warning was issued that the number of patients would increase further by mid-next month.
[마이클 오스터홀름/미네소타대 감염병연구정책센터 소장 : 제가 정말로 우려하는 시기는 3월 둘째 주나 셋째 주 무렵입니다. 그때 무슨 일이 일어날지 보세요.]
Health authorities have also allowed the Pfizer vaccine stock solution to be placed in a non-cryo-freezer.
This is a measure to speed up vaccination by reducing the burden of transportation and storage.
[앤서니 파우치/미국 국립알레르기·감염병연구소장 (NBC 인터뷰) : 백신을 안 맞고 기다릴수록 변이 바이러스가 더 생깁니다. (승인) 백신은 어떤 것이든지 빨리 맞아야 합니다.]
President Biden said he would distribute the Johnson & Johnson vaccine, which only needs to be shot once, as soon as it is approved.
The meeting to approve urgent use of the third vaccine begins in a moment.
(Video Design: Jaewook Lee)
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