Authorities "Briefing on COVID-19 Vaccination Implementation Plan on the 28th"

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[Asia Economy Reporter Lee Jung-yoon] The quarantine authorities will announce the COVID-19 vaccination plan on the 28th.

Ko Jae-young, head of the Crisis Communication Team at the Central Disease Control Headquarters, stated at a regular briefing on the 23rd, "We will hold a briefing on the implementation of the COVID-19 (vaccine) vaccination on Thursday, the 28th."

The government has been preparing a "Vaccination Implementation Plan," which specifies priority vaccination targets and methods, through the "COVID-19 Vaccination Response Promotion Team," a pan-government task force led by the Korea Disease Control and Prevention Agency. The plan is expected to include detailed information on who will receive the COVID-19 vaccine, which will be introduced sequentially starting early next month, and where they will be vaccinated. It is also expected to cover how to manage adverse reactions after vaccination.

So far, the government has secured a total of 56 million doses through international projects for joint vaccine purchase and distribution such as the COVAX facility, and individual contracts with pharmaceutical companies including AstraZeneca, Janssen, Pfizer, and Moderna. Additionally, the contract to import 20 million doses from Novavax is nearly finalized.

Among these, the initial batch of 50,000 doses from COVAX is expected to arrive in the country as early as early February. The vaccine to be received from COVAX is likely to be Pfizer's product.

The government is accelerating preparations by designating 10,000 entrusted medical institutions and 250 vaccination centers to carry out the vaccination.

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