On the 2nd, 1,021,000 doses of the Moderna vaccine arrived at Incheon Airport via Korean Air KE262 cargo flight. Photo by Moon Honam munonam@

On the 2nd, 1,021,000 doses of the Moderna vaccine arrived at Incheon Airport via Korean Air KE262 cargo flight. Photo by Moon Honam munonam@

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[Asia Economy Reporter Lee Gwan-joo] The COVID-19 vaccine from the U.S. pharmaceutical company Moderna will arrive in South Korea additionally on the 5th.


The COVID-19 Vaccination Response Promotion Team (Promotion Team) announced that 1,263,000 doses of the Moderna vaccine will arrive at Incheon Airport at around 4:25 PM on the KE 8262 flight. The vaccines supplied this time were manufactured in the United States.


Moderna had previously stated that it plans to supply 7.01 million doses of the vaccine by the first week of September. Subsequently, 1,017,000 doses arrived on the 23rd of last month, 1,021,000 doses on the 2nd, and 905,000 doses on the 3rd.



Including the doses arriving today, the total amounts to 4.206 million doses, with 2.804 million more doses expected to be delivered.


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