[Breaking] Prime Minister Jeong: "Pre-purchase Agreement Already Signed with AstraZeneca... Flexible Decision on Vaccine Vaccination Timing"

[Asia Economy Reporter Han Seung-gon] Prime Minister Chung Sye-kyun disclosed the status of securing the COVID-19 vaccine on the 8th.

On that day, Prime Minister Chung posted on Facebook, "The government decided at today's Cabinet meeting to pre-purchase 44 million doses of the COVID-19 vaccine. Considering the safety of the developed vaccines, we decided to pre-purchase up to 64 million doses."

He continued, "Please understand that we could not inform you clearly in advance as we carefully reviewed the situation," and added, "By pharmaceutical company, 20 million doses from AstraZeneca, 20 million doses from Pfizer, 4 million doses from Janssen, and 20 million doses from Moderna."

He said, "We have already signed a pre-purchase contract with AstraZeneca, and the other companies have finalized purchase quantities through purchase agreements," and added, "The secured vaccines are scheduled to be introduced gradually from the first quarter of 2021, but since the vaccine development is not yet complete and there are concerns about safety and efficacy, the vaccination schedule will be decided flexibly."

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