Moderna 1.3 Million Doses Arriving Next Week in Korea... Authorities: "28 Million Vaccine Doses to Be Imported in August" (Comprehensive)

10.46 Million Moderna Doses Supplied in August... Remaining Are Pfizer and AZ Vaccines

On the 29th, citizens who completed their vaccinations were waiting to monitor for adverse reactions at the vaccination center set up at Bukahyeon Culture and Sports Center in Seodaemun-gu, Seoul. The number of first-dose COVID-19 vaccine recipients in the country increased by 477,853 the previous day, reaching a total of 18,382,137. This accounts for 35.8% of the total population. Photo by Hyunmin Kim kimhyun81@

[Asia Economy Reporter Kim Ji-hee] Moderna's COVID-19 vaccine will be delivered to South Korea in over 10 million doses next month.

Lee Ki-il, the 1st Controller of the Central Disaster and Safety Countermeasures Headquarters, stated at the COVID-19 regular briefing on the 30th, "Including the 100,000 doses of the Janssen vaccine introduced the day before, a total of 27.7 million vaccine doses have been delivered to our country by July," and added, "The Moderna vaccine supply for July, which was slightly delayed due to manufacturing process issues, will also be supplied next month."

The supply of Moderna vaccines next month totals 10.46 million doses, including the originally allocated amount for August and the postponed supply from July. The originally allocated 8.5 million doses for August are combined with the 1.96 million doses delayed from this month. Among the delayed supply scheduled to arrive in August, more than half, 1.3 million doses, will arrive on the 6th or 7th of next month. The 1st Controller said, "Starting with 1.3 million doses on the 6th or 7th of next month, the separately allocated 8.5 million doses for August will be supplied to our country on time," adding, "Thus, approximately 28.6 million vaccine doses will be supplied in August, and 42 million doses are expected to be introduced in September."

The South Korean government contracted for 40 million doses of Moderna's COVID-19 vaccine this year. So far, 1.152 million doses have been supplied by July. After 10.46 million doses arrive in August, the remaining approximately 28 million doses will be supplied from September through the end of the year.

Among the approximately 28 million doses scheduled for supply in August, excluding Moderna vaccines, the remaining doses are AstraZeneca (AZ) and Pfizer vaccines. 835,000 doses of AZ vaccine are scheduled to be introduced through COVAX, and 17.3 million doses of AZ and Pfizer vaccines under individual contracts will also be supplied during August.

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