### [2021-08-13](/feed/2021/08/13/index.md)

##### COVID-19 pandemic
# South Korea signs a agreement with Pfizer to purchase 30 million doses of the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine in 2022 as part of plan to administering 50 million "booster" dose. 

South Korea has signed a contract with US pharmaceutical giant Pfizer to purchase 30 million doses of the drugmaker’s COVID-19 vaccine for use in 2022, the Korea Disease Control and Prevention Agency said Friday. The deal is part of Seoul’s plan to procure 50 million vaccine booster shots for the country’s population of 52 million, according to KDCA Director Jeong Eun-kyeong. Pfizer’s first ...


### Sources:

1. [The Korea Herald](http://www.koreaherald.com/view.php?ud=20210813000692) [Image](http://res.heraldm.com/content/image/2021/08/13/20210813000596_0.jpg)

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