PHOTOS First batch of Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine arrives in Korea

Containers of the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine arrived at Incheon International Airport, Friday. Starting Saturday, the first group of some 55,000 medical workers at hospitals for virus patients will receive the vaccine shots, which are part of the World Health Organization's global vaccine COVAX Facility project. Korea Times photo by Shim Hyun-chul

Containers of the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine arrived at Incheon International Airport, Friday. Starting Saturday, the first group of some 55,000 medical workers at hospitals for virus patients will receive the vaccine shots, which are part of the World Health Organization's global vaccine COVAX Facility project. Korea Times photo by Shim Hyun-chul

Containers of the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine arrived at Incheon International Airport, Friday. Starting Saturday, the first group of some 55,000 medical workers at hospitals for virus patients will receive the vaccine shots, which are part of the World Health Organization's global vaccine COVAX Facility project. Korea Times photo by Shim Hyun-chul

Containers of the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine arrived at Incheon International Airport, Friday. Starting Saturday, the first group of some 55,000 medical workers at hospitals for virus patients will receive the vaccine shots, which are part of the World Health Organization's global vaccine COVAX Facility project. Korea Times photo by Shim Hyun-chul