AstraZeneca Vaccine 780,000 Doses to Be Distributed Nationwide to Nursing Hospitals and Public Health Centers Starting from the 25th

3.5 Million More Than Initially Planned... "Increased During MFDS Shipment Approval Process"

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[Asia Economy Reporter Seo So-jeong] The supply volume of the AstraZeneca vaccine, which will be administered starting on the 26th, has increased from the original 750,000 doses to 780,000 doses.

Prime Minister Chung Sye-kyun stated at the vaccine shipment ceremony held on the morning of the 24th at SK Bioscience's Andong plant, "Over the next five days starting today, a total of 780,000 doses, equivalent to 1.57 million shots, will be shipped and delivered to about 1,900 nationwide nursing hospitals and public health centers via logistics centers."

Prime Minister Chung emphasized, "The government is thoroughly preparing every process from vaccine procurement to transportation, distribution, administration, and adverse reaction management so that the public can receive vaccinations with confidence."

The supply volume of the AstraZeneca vaccine revealed on this day is 35,000 doses more than the 750,000 doses initially announced by the quarantine authorities.

The quarantine authorities said, "The volume increased by about 35,000 doses due to shipment approval from the Ministry of Food and Drug Safety," adding, "This volume will be delivered to approximately 1,900 locations, including 1,651 nursing hospitals and 258 public health centers nationwide."

The 750,000 doses of AstraZeneca vaccine will be delivered sequentially from today until the 28th. The daily supply volumes are ▲ 173,500 doses on the 24th ▲ 163,000 doses on the 25th ▲ 163,500 doses on the 26th ▲ 143,000 doses on the 27th ▲ 142,000 doses on the 28th.

The first batch of vaccines shipped from the Andong plant on this day was loaded into dedicated containers and placed on refrigerated transport trucks (5 tons), then escorted by military and police vehicles to the Icheon logistics center.

During transportation to the logistics center, the Integrated Control Center (located in Pangyo) monitored the vehicle location, temperature, and vaccine transport container temperature in real time to manage the cold chain (low-temperature distribution).

Upon arrival at the logistics center, the vaccines underwent handover procedures and were moved to a cold chain dedicated logistics warehouse, where they will be reclassified and repackaged for delivery to 1,909 nursing hospitals and public health centers nationwide (subject to change).

The vaccines are scheduled to be delivered to nursing hospitals and public health centers nationwide starting at 5:30 a.m. on the 25th.

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