2,136,000 Doses of COVID-19 Vaccine to Be Delivered Tomorrow... 4th Dose Vaccination Plan to Be Announced on the 14th

[Asia Economy Reporter Lee Gwan-joo] A total of 2,136,000 doses of COVID-19 vaccines, combining Pfizer and Moderna vaccines, will be additionally supplied.

The COVID-19 Vaccination Response Promotion Team announced on the 8th that 615,000 doses of Pfizer vaccine will arrive in the country through Incheon Airport on the 9th, and 1,521,000 doses of Moderna vaccine will be shipped from the Incheon Songdo factory.

The government has secured a total of 150.44 million doses of COVID-19 vaccines this year, including Pfizer, Moderna, Janssen, and Novavax, with 5.22 million doses expected to be introduced by the 9th.

Along with this, the quarantine authorities plan to announce the 4th COVID-19 vaccination plan on the 14th of this month. Ko Jae-young, spokesperson for the Korea Disease Control and Prevention Agency, said at a briefing that "Currently, the necessity of the 4th dose is being reviewed through immunity surveys and vaccine effectiveness evaluations," adding, "the vaccination plan for immunocompromised individuals will be reviewed and deliberated by the Vaccination Expert Committee and announced at a briefing next Monday."

The vaccination plan using the Novavax vaccine, officially shipped from SK Bioscience's factory in Andong, Gyeongbuk on the 9th, is expected to be announced on the 10th. The quarantine authorities are considering using the Novavax vaccine for unvaccinated individuals residing in infection-vulnerable facilities such as nursing hospitals and care facilities.

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