The crisis is growing as the gap between the spread of infection and quarantine is widening in With Corona, which is tied to the President's Vaccine Hub policy.
Prime Minister Kim Bu-gyeom, in a major script on the 15th, said, “We are reviewing measures that include further reduction in the size of private gatherings and even limiting business hours.” “An announcement is expected this week.” We once again emphasized that we will have
The Ministry of Health and Welfare announced on the 7th that 'next year's domestic vaccine development will establish an international vaccine hub' and announced the selection of 11 leading organizations to carry out the K-Bio Health regional center and open laboratories.
Regarding the coronavirus vaccine on the 16th of last month, President Moon Jae-in said, "Korea is not satisfied with consigning production of several types of vaccines, but is aiming to produce our vaccines with our technology to prepare for new infectious diseases." (CEPI) CEO Richard Hatchet said at the Blue House.
On the 26th of last month, Prime Minister Kim Bu-gyeom told ASEM leaders, “We urgently need to strengthen the global vaccine supply chain. Sufficient, stable and extensive supply of vaccines is the key to overcoming COVID-19,” he suggested as a remark at the plenary session of the ASEM Summit.
The government announced on the 26th of last month that the Ministry of Food and Drug Safety approved the use of Samsung Biologics' first shipment of Moderna vaccine five months after the contract production contract with Moderna, and the initial production volume of 2435 thousand doses was all for domestic use. The first batch of boosters in their 60s will be intensively exhausted.
Regarding the first shipment, the government said, “It is part of the 40 million doses directly contracted with Moderna.
The Korea Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (KCDC) said on the 12th that it is responding to the omicron mutation in response to the 'forced December' vaccine booster vaccination. Before that happens, the explanation of the big story is that it is inevitable to extend the cycle to 3 months if you want to install a shield with the booster shot. It can be completed within January next year,” he said in the JoongAng Ilbo, and the 'December vaccine quarantine response' came out as a quarantine measure for January next year.
The Central Defense Countermeasures Headquarters (Critical Headquarters) announced on the 15th that the number of severe cases of Corona increased to 964, 70 additional deaths, 7,850 new cases, 3,166 cases in Seoul, the all-time high of 3,166 cases, and 9 additional cases of Omicron of 128 people. The major report said about the increase in severe cases, 723 people on the 1st, 840 people on the 8th, and 964 people on the 15th.
At a major headquarters meeting on the 13th, when the risk of 'very high' was reported at the national level for three consecutive weeks, Health Minister Kwon Deok-cheol said, "In order to prevent the worst situation such as a surge in deaths or blockade, prompt testing, isolation, treatment, compliance with quarantine rules, vaccination and vaccination are necessary. The quarantine pass should be implemented without any setbacks,” he said, repeatedly emphasizing the third vaccination (additional vaccination) and implementation of the quarantine pass.
According to the Central News Agency on the same day, 83.3% of critically ill patients and 94.8% of deaths were over 60, and half of those over 60 in the last 5 weeks were unvaccinated or primary vaccinated (51%). It seems that it has nothing to do with containment and quarantine, restrictions on business hours for distance, and an increase in the severity of the elderly and deaths.
On the 7th, the Ministry of Health and Welfare will operate a comprehensive support hub (K-bioHealth Strategy Center) to build a platform for commercialization of biohealth-specific technology to link with regional clusters, and “three K-Biohealth vaccine-specialized regional centers as a strategy to become a global vaccine hub” Accelerate selection, domestic vaccine development, and early establishment of a global vaccine hub base.”
At the Blue House meeting on May 17, President Moon announced, "I will do my best to accelerate the recovery of daily life even a little while implementing the vaccine without any setbacks." proposed 'vaccine cooperation' and negotiated a 'vaccine swap' and domestic consignment production of US Moderna.