The production of the country’s first homegrown COVID-19 vaccine was indefinitely suspended amid the slowdown in demand for vaccines tailored to combat SARS-CoV-2. | TheKoreaHerald / asianewsnetwork
“However, the vaccine bulk is still being produced. we are currently waiting for the next orders of SKYCovione from the government,” he added.
The Ministry of Food and Drug Ministry approved the drug’s use for booster shots against the coronavirus in September, in addition to its use in primary inoculations. However, with its main aim to combat SARS-CoV-2, the vaccine was proven to be less effective in vaccinating people against coronavirus variants than updated vaccines from global vaccine makers such as Moderna and Pfizer.
Meanwhile, accumulated shots of 1.5 million for Moderna shots, 750,000 for Pfizer and 23,156 for Novavax were made, according to the Korea Disease Control and Prevention Agency.Whether or not the government would be willing to buy more SKYCovione vaccines is unclear. In March, the government purchased 10 million doses of SKYCovione, but no additional orders have been made since.
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