vaccinations : 백신 접종을 하다/ batch :1회분/ shipment : 발송, 출하, 뱃짐/ authorities : 권위, 권한, 당국/ initiative : 솔선, 선창 (특정한 문제 해결·목적 달성을 위한 새로운) 계획/ development : 발달, 개발/ inoculation :접종, 종두/ initially : 처음에, 시초에 / injections :주사

Korea is gearing up to start COVID-19 vaccinations next month, with the first batch of vaccines expected to arrive in the country in the coming weeks.
The first shipment of Pfizer vaccines for 50,000 people is likely to arrive in early February, health authorities said. It will be the first batch of doses for 10 million people Korea has secured through COVAX, the global initiative for coronavirus vaccine development and distribution.

As the government speeds up its plans to start inoculations, which were initially scheduled for late February, all eyes are on whether vaccine injections will be available ahead of the Lunar New Year holidays starting Feb. 11.

▪ Talk!! Talk!!

1. What event is going to happen in Korea starting Feb. 11?

2. What does the government aim to happen before the Lunar New Year?

3. What do you think about COVID-19 vaccine?

4. Would you get yourself vaccinated? Why?

5. What are you fears about this vaccination? What are your hopes?