Counterattack’D-Day’ vaccine transport begins… Vaccination as soon as possible from tomorrow

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‘The counterattack D Day has begun’

The head of the’Ultra-fast operation’ team, who has been in charge of vaccine development at the White House in the United States, said that the full-scale transport operation of the Corona 19 vaccine has begun.

In the US, vaccinations are scheduled to start tomorrow as early as possible.

We are looking forward to seeing if the vaccine will succeed in counterattacking.

This is Na Se-woong.

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The COVID-19 vaccine is packaged in a container and moved to a temporary storage area.

A full-scale transfer operation of the corona vaccine developed by Pfizer-Bioentech to the United States has begun.

Vaccines are delivered from Pfizer’s headquarters in Michigan, USA, and storage facilities in Wisconsin, to 636 designated healthcare facilities across the United States from Monday through three days.

Because the Pfizer vaccine must be kept below -70 degrees Celsius, specially designed containers and transport equipment are used.

The location and temperature of transport trucks are tracked in minutes.

This supply is expected to be inoculated first to workers in medical institutions such as doctors and nurses from tomorrow when it reaches 2.9 million doses.

The White House’super-fast operation’ team, which has been coordinating the development of vaccines, welcomed the’D-Day’ of counterattack at last from the war against Corona.

[구스타브 퍼나/미 육군 대장(‘초고속작전’ 책임자)]

“‘D-Day’ was the beginning of the end of the (war). It is today. We will safely transport (vaccine).”

Following the FDA’s approval for emergency use on Friday night, the next day, the CDC Advisory Committee for the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention recommended that Pfizer vaccines be given to people 16 years of age or older.

In addition, people who have had an allergic reaction to the vaccine in the past were advised to check the condition for 30 minutes after the vaccination, but they said that there was no problem with vaccination unless they had a history of severe allergies.

Upon final approval of the recommendations by the CDC, the main administrative process is finalized.

[피터 마크스/FDA 의약품평가연구센터 소장]

“It was approved thanks to the safety and effectiveness data of the Pfizer-Bioentech vaccine, because the potential benefits of the vaccine far outweigh the risks.”

The White House estimates that 20 million vaccines will be available by the end of this year.

The problem is the frightening rate of spread of Corona 19.

In the United States, an additional 1 million people were confirmed in just four days, and the number of confirmed cases exceeded 16 million.

In order to become immunized, 7 to 80% of the population must be vaccinated, and it is expected that this will be possible after next summer, even if there is no disruption in the plan.

This is Na Se-woong of MBC News.

(Video editing: Byun Seoha)

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