Vaccination in Korea is expected to speed up as a large number of COVID-19 vaccines have been approved national lot release. Through the fast track review and approval system, the Ministry of Food and Drug Safety also (MFDS) approved the national lot release of AstraZeneca’s vaccine earlier than expected. Since the 12th, as many as 2,640,000 doses were approved for lot release.

According to the MFDS on the 13th, 2,203,000 doses of AstraZeneca’s COVID-19 vaccine manufactured by SK Bioscience were approved national lot release on the 12th.

This is even more than the 1,574,000 doses that were granted last February. The approved vaccines will be used as booster shots and as first shots f