The government officially announced today (31) that it has signed a contract to purchase 20 million COVID-19 vaccines with Moderna, a US pharmaceutical company.

As a result, Korea has secured the quantity of Moderna vaccines before the end of this year. This amount exceeds 100% of the population of Korea, and it is evaluated that it is sufficient for the formation of domestic collective immunity.

On this afternoon, KDCA Commissioner Jung Eun Kyeong said at a briefing held at the KDCA located in Cheongju, North Chungcheong Province, "We have signed a contract to purchase COVID-19 vaccine for 20 million people with Moderna, and will be supplied to Korea from the second quarter."