South Korea signs offers to import Pfizer and Janssen COVID-19 vaccines
24 December, 2020
South Korea has signed handles Pfizer and Johnson & Johnson’s Janssen to import coronavirus vaccines for 10 million persons and 6 million, respectively, Prime Minister Chung Sye-kyun told a good televised briefing on Thursday (Dec 24).
The government had previously arranged to acquire vaccines with four companies, including Janssen and Pfizer and the global COVAX initiative, backed by the World Health Organization, within a programme to cover up to 85 % of its population.
Chung said the Janssen vaccine will be ready for inoculation from the next quarter of 2020, and the Pfizer vaccine might be shipped found in the third quarter.
"We happen to be mobilising the complete national capabilities to bring in the shipments within the next quarter," stated Chung. "The negotiation is normally underway."
The federal government has been facing growing public pressure over their COVID-19 vaccine procurement plans as the country struggled to contain a third wave of the pandemic.
South Korea reported 985 new COVID-19 circumstances on Thursday, getting the country's tally to 53,533, with 756 deaths.
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