Mar.31.2021: Vaccine delays put Korea off schedule

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English - March 30, 2021 15:00 - 4 minutes - 2.8 MB
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With AstraZeneca vaccines supplies delayed, health authorities said they will use some second dose reserves and expand the inter-dose interval for patients if necessary.

Kim Ki-nam, an official of the Ministry of Health and Welfare, said in a press briefing Tuesday, "For AstraZeneca vaccinations, we have been using second dose reserves in the first inoculation stage, without disrupting second shot schedules."

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