Conflict with the private sector is growing as the quarantine relies on vaccines, and as administrative bureaucrats gain full power, and school quarantine instead of student quarantine strengthens facility quarantine.
Prime Minister Kim Bu-gyeom at the Central Disaster and Safety Countermeasures Headquarters on the 10th said, "For adults over the age of 18, the interval between the 3rd dose and 3 months after the basic vaccination has been shortened." didn't
Prime Minister Kim announced on the same day that he was planning to push ahead with 'visiting vaccination' at school level after conducting a demand survey on basic vaccinations for adolescents. turned over
After the regular briefing on the 9th, Director Jeong Eun-kyung of the Korea Centers for Disease Control and Prevention held a special briefing on immunization for children and adolescents, and announced a psychological warfare to enforce youth vaccination based on the quarantine standard with “experts” other than the Infection Law Organization.
Commissioner Jeong continued, as opposition to the earlier announcement of “applying the quarantine pass to schools, etc. in February of next year” grew, “the decision to apply the quarantine pass to young people is clearly aimed at increasing the vaccination rate. At the same time, youths are mainly We considered the purpose of ensuring that the living space can be safely used by inoculated people," he said, putting the 'facility quarantine' first.
The Special Immunization Committee under Article 9 of the Infectious Disease Act is a specialized committee for deliberation on the standards and methods of vaccination, the designation or cancellation of the designation of infectious diseases subject to vaccination, and the eradication plan for the management of infectious diseases subject to vaccination. Professor Jae-Gap Lee and others are not members of this committee.
In response to the petition 'opposition to the expansion of quarantine pass for teenagers', which was agreed by 330,000 people on the 10th, Commissioner Jeong said, "Vaccination for adolescents is showing a definite preventive effect." The number more than doubled in a short period of time from 110 to 234 in November. In particular, 99.8% of confirmed adolescents did not complete the vaccination, and all 11 patients with severe disease were not vaccinated,” he said. “Profits from collective vaccine supply.”
The UK's Joint Vaccination and Immunization Committee (JCVI) announced on September 3 that "Children under the age of 16" "pregnant women ' Three groups were specified, including 'allergic responders'.
The reason why JCVI recommends avoiding 'under the age of 16' is 'the lack of evidence to determine the effect on children' and 'the lack of data on vaccine side effects in children because the Pfizer vaccine was tested only on adults and the elderly' based on personal judgment'.
At a September meeting, the Korea Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (KCDC) said, “Recently, the safety and efficacy have been proven through the approval of the Ministry of Food and Drug Safety. Recommendation for inclusion”, excluding cases in Europe, became the subject of controversy by specifying that the Korean Ministry of Food and Drug Safety proves the safety of vaccination for children in Korea.
In response to the government's announcement of the application of the quarantine pass for 12-18 year olds to restaurants, cafes, and private institutes in February next year, high school senior Yang Dae-rim (18) and other applicants said on the 9th that it was "unconstitutional" and "the Constitution on the quarantine pass". We plan to file a complaint.”
Japan, where the number of confirmed cases has plummeted, did not adopt the “facility quarantine” method of vaccination in educational facilities such as schools in allowing youth vaccines.
(Refer to the article dated May 21, 2020, 'Avoiding student quarantine and the quarantine law is the villain in all aspects of school quarantine')