The government plans to purchase 10 million courses of domestic COVID-19 vaccine in advance this year.

Also, the government will support a total of ₩545.7 billion on overcoming COVID-19 next year - ₩321 billion in the development of vaccines and treatments, ₩119.3 billion in the establishment of research and manufacturing infrastructure, ₩36.4 billion in the advancement of disease control and prevention material and devices, ₩69 billion in the advancement of basic research.

On the 23rd, the government held the 12th meeting of the Pan-Government Committee for COVID-19 Treatment and Vaccine Development to review the progress and discuss ▲COVID-19 treatment an