In the pandemic of the new coronavirus infection (Corona 19), the European Union (EU) finally approved the conditional sale of the’Only Hope’ vaccine, and member countries such as Germany, France, and Bulgaria were also Vaccination is expected to begin one after another.
In addition, Singapore became the first country in Asia to receive a vaccine jointly developed by Pfizer, a US pharmaceutical company, and Bioentech, Germany.
However, the timing of supplying vaccines to Korea, which is regarded as one of the world’s best quarantine countries, is expected from February to March next year.
In response, President Moon Jae-in went on to evolve, saying, “It is inevitable to be vaccinated first in vaccine producing countries,” but it is pointed out that it is not at a level that can alleviate the public’s anxiety about vaccines. After vaccination began in the United States, the United Kingdom, and Canada, more than 30 countries are expected to receive vaccines such as Pfizer-Modena.
On this day, the European Medicines Agency (EMA), an EU-affiliated organization, originally planned to decide whether to approve Pfizer vaccines by the 29th, but at the request of each country, the schedule was advanced by more than one week.
Accordingly, the first vaccinations in Germany, France, Italy and Austria are expected to be on the 27th.
In addition, Asian countries such as Qatar, Japan, and Singapore participated as well as the US, UK and EU affiliated countries.
In particular, Singapore was the fastest in Asia, beating Qatar, which has not yet revealed the specific vaccination date, and Japan, which was expected at the end of February next year.
The Singaporean government is setting a goal of vaccinating the whole country by the third quarter of next year, starting within this year, starting within this year to high-risk corona19 patients, such as the elderly and underlying diseases.
Singapore is a country that has been regarded as a model country for quarantine along with Korea, with strict restrictions on entry and exit from foreigners since the outbreak of Corona 19.
However, after announcing return to daily life at the end of March, group infections occurred in kindergartens, international schools, and dormitories for foreign workers, eventually turning to a blockade policy that forced social distancing again.
Although Corona 19 has subsided since August, it is reported that the Singaporean government has invested 800 billion won in pre-purchases of vaccines from Pfizer and Moderna as well as from China as the Singaporean government is eager to secure vaccines.
President Moon said, “I have a lot of worries about the vaccine these days, but since the vaccine was developed with a lot of financial and administrative support in the country that produced the vaccine, it is inevitable to be vaccinated first in that country.”
He also added, “We believe that we will be able to get the vaccinations not too late, and we are preparing.”
However, it is not enough to alleviate the public’s anxiety because there is no exact mention of the specific time, company, or contract signing in progress.
In fact, Singapore was the lead, and New Zealand and others have already secured vaccines, even though they are not vaccine development countries.
Regarding President Moon’s remarks, the political world is already fighting a battle by mentioning’the failure of K quarantine’.
However, the government and the quarantine authorities plan to take a conservative approach with public health as the top priority, taking into account the situation such as discontinuation of clinical trials due to side effects of vaccines.
However, there is no change in the position of “will come in clearly and on time”. However, the concern remains true.
In Korea, the vaccine from AstraZeneca (for 10 million people), not Pfizer, will be the first vaccine, and other vaccines are expected to be available only in the second quarter.
Excluding AstraZeneca, Pfizer (for 10 million people), Janssen (for 4 million people), and Modena (for 10 million people) have not yet signed a main contract, and the supply timing has not yet been determined.
Regarding the timing of domestic COVID-19 vaccination, Son Young-rae, head of the Strategic Planning Division, said, “I will check the stability as quickly as possible while comprehensively judging the vaccine stability for Korean people, the approval process in foreign countries, and use cases.”
(Seoul = News 1)
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