[정치]Military helicopter transports AstraZeneca vaccine to Ulleungdo… first mobilization of military assets

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The first military helicopters were mobilized to transport AstraZeneca vaccines to the island region of Ulleungdo.

The military decided to supply the first vaccine to medical personnel in the third quarter, but Defense Minister Seo-wook also said that if soldiers avoided it, the vaccine could be given as No. 1 vaccine.

Reporter Seungyoon Lee on the report.

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The AstraZeneca vaccine from the distribution warehouse in Icheon, Gyeonggi-do is transported to the special warfare command helicopter under convoy of the military and police.

When the bad weather conditions on Ulleungdo were disrupting the transport of vaccines via civilian ships, military Chinook transport helicopters were mobilized.

Ulleungdo Naval Force Heliport, which arrived after about 90 minutes flight,

The vaccine was safely delivered to the Ulleung-gun Health and Medical Center while being escorted by police patrol cars and naval vehicles.

[조성모 소령 / 공군 7654부대 평가편대장 : 국민의 안전과 건강을 지키는 백신 공수 임무를 수행하게 되어 영광스럽게 생각합니다. 울릉도를 비롯한 도서 지역 국민께서도 코로나19 위기를 극복하여 안심하고 일상으로 복귀할 수 있도록 앞으로도 완벽한 임무 수행에 최선을 다하겠습니다.]

This is the first time that a vaccine has been transported using military assets.

In the case of emergency delivery of Pfizer vaccines that require a lot of dry ice, air tankers and naval ships will also be mobilized.

The vaccination response team will continue to actively review military air transportation if urgent transportation is needed due to bad weather.

In the midst of this, Defense Minister Seo-wook said that in the military, administrative personnel dispatched with mandatory personnel to serve the public will receive the first vaccination, and the key personnel of the operation will receive the second vaccination.

Also, if there are many people who want to get the vaccine, it is not right for the Minister or Chief of Staff to become the No. 1 vaccination, and the plan is to finish the vaccination within the year, saying that it will be the first to be vaccinated in the military if they are distrusted or reluctant to be vaccinated. Revealed.

YTN Seungyoon Lee[[email protected]]is.

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