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Monday 1 February 2021

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North Korean authorities have reportedly informed international organizations of when they intend to begin COVID-19 inoculations. The country’s authorities are reportedly considering which vaccines they hope to use as well.

According to a Daily NK source in North Korea on Sunday, North Korean authorities have told “international organizations” that they hope to begin inoculations at the end of February at the earliest or early March at the latest...

High-ranking North Korean officials prefer vaccines made by British or German pharmaceutical companies, but they also look favorably on vaccines made by other manufacturers purchased by South Korea, said the source...

North Korea could also import cheap vaccines from China or Russia, but the source said authorities so far have “little faith” in vaccines from those countries.

It's a guess, but somehow I suspect those high-ranking North Korean officials will receive their British or German vaccinations first, beginning at the top. As for the rest of North Korea...

2 comments:

Sam Vega said...

They might want to check that their supply of AstraZeneca vaccine doesn't get commandeered by the EU.

And why would they need vaccines at all? Their population are hardly inveterate global travellers. Just hunker down and let it pass...

A K Haart said...

Sam - they probably don't want many doses, just a few so the elite can act as guinea pigs for the rest of the population.