[Breaking] Pfizer Vaccine Arrives at Incheon Airport... COVID-19 Medical Staff Vaccinations Begin Tomorrow

[Asia Economy Reporter Lim Juhyung] The COVID-19 vaccine developed by global pharmaceutical company Pfizer arrived at Incheon International Airport on the 26th.

According to health authorities, the Korean Air A330-300 flight carrying Pfizer vaccines departed from the Netherlands and arrived at Incheon International Airport at around 11:58 a.m. on the same day.

The shipment that arrived on this day is the initial batch of 58,500 doses (117,000 doses) out of the 10 million doses contracted under the international vaccine procurement project 'COVAX Facility.' Upon arrival, the shipment undergoes a primary inspection by customs before being moved to the cargo terminal.

Afterward, the vaccines loaded onto transport vehicles are delivered directly to five vaccination centers under military and police escort, bypassing the logistics center in Pyeongtaek, Gyeonggi Province. These centers include the Central Vaccination Center at the National Medical Center, regional vaccination centers at Soonchunhyang University Cheonan Hospital, Yangsan Pusan National University Hospital, Chosun University Hospital, and the local vaccination center at Keimyung University Daegu Dongsan Hospital.

Pfizer vaccine inoculations will begin the following day, on the 27th, at the Central Vaccination Center set up at the National Medical Center in Jung-gu, Seoul. The first to receive the Pfizer vaccine will be 300 frontline medical staff, including 199 employees of the National Medical Center and 101 workers from COVID-19 treatment hospitals in the metropolitan area who care for patients.

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