The MFDS announced that it will accelerate the marketing approval period as much as possible by approval/review process of AstraZeneca's COVID-19 vaccine, which was accepted for approval on the 4th, and the national lot release at same time.

The approval/review system takes up to 40 days and lot release takes up to 20 days, but it is technically the intention to work together to shorten the time of inoculation by cooperating between the departments.

On that day, Director of the MFDS Kim Sang-bong made this statement at the COVID-19 briefing at Central Disease Control Headquarters. AstraZeneca submitted an application for COVID-19 vaccine approval to the MFDS, and the MFDS were continuing