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In addition, 1 million doses of Johnson & Johnson s Janssen vaccine provided by the United States are scheduled to arrive on Saturday. The volume is nearly double the amount pledged for the vaccination of Korean military personnel by President Joe Biden during his summit with President Moon Jae-in, May 21.
Beginning on June 10, the Janssen vaccine will be administered to military-related personnel aged over 30. The age restriction was set by the country s drug regulator following reports of possible side effects related to blood clotting in younger people.
The ministry also noted that 879,000 doses of the AstraZeneca vaccine have been released from SK Bioscience s plant in Andong, North Gyeongsang Province, Tuesday, while shipment of 650,000 doses of Pfizer s vaccine is set for Wednesday.