Direct Contracted 4.625 Million Doses of Pfizer Vaccine Arrive at Incheon Airport

[Asia Economy Reporter Seulgina Jo] The COVID-19 vaccine directly contracted by our government with the US pharmaceutical company Pfizer arrived at Incheon Airport on the 22nd.

According to the COVID-19 Vaccination Response Promotion Team, 4,625,000 doses of the Pfizer vaccine arrived in the country on Korean Air flight KE9518 at around 12:45 PM that day. This is part of the 66 million doses directly contracted by the government with Pfizer.

Including the doses that arrived that day, a total of 15,933,000 doses have been supplied since September.

Meanwhile, the vaccines secured through contracts with individual pharmaceutical companies or international cooperation include five types: Moderna, Pfizer, AstraZeneca, Janssen, and Novavax, totaling 194.9 million doses.