Unlike the US quarantine, which says that rapid spread leads to a fatality rate, South Korea evaded the infection policy of Omicron and switched to a fatality rate, and the president encouraged a “third dose of vaccine”.
On the 23rd, the Daegu District Court decided to nullify the application of the vaccine pass under the age of 60, saying that the quarantine policy is 'focused on people over the age of 60', and encouraged President Moon Jae-in to '3rd vaccination under the age of 60' through Facebook.
The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) said, “Coronavirus vaccination was weaker than other mutations in the omicron mutation. , resulting in death," the Washington Post reported on the 23rd.
Regarding the 'decrease in vaccine protection', the CDC said, "With the increase in the contagiousness of delta mutations and omicron mutations, the effect of vaccination showed a decreasing pattern over time."
President Moon posted on Facebook on the 23rd, "To add to one lesser-known fact, the fatality rate of Omicron among those under the age of 60 who completed the third vaccination has so far been 0%. There are very few deaths from microns. This means that the risk of death is extremely low. The 3rd vaccination is as important as this in responding to Omicron," he said.
In the judgment citing Daegu City's opponent's application for suspension of vaccine pass enforcement on the 23rd, the Daegu District Court's 1st administrative division said, "As the quarantine policy is centered on high-risk groups over the age of 60 or those with underlying diseases, the application of the quarantine pass to unvaccinated persons under the age of 60 is prohibited. In light of the principle of balance of legal interests, it is difficult to see this as a limitation with reasonable grounds. Even if an unvaccinated person uses a restaurant or cafe with other people, it does not appear to have a significant adverse effect on public welfare.
The New York Times reported that since November 24, last year, when the first omicron mutation was reported, 154,750 deaths out of 30,163,600 new cases in the United States, and 1091 between August 1 and October 31 last year, when the delta mutation was strong. There were 17,590 new confirmed cases and 132,616 deaths. The number is also increasing sharply,” he reported on the 19th.
On the 23rd of the Central Disaster and Safety Countermeasures Headquarters, 'Omicron fatality rate analysis according to whether or not vaccinated' was conducted for 136,000 people who completed mutation analysis from April 2021 to February 2022, "Omicron fatality rate for those who completed the 3rd vaccination" 0.08% Non-vaccinated Omicron fatality rate 0.5%” and “Omicron fatality rate 0.5% for people over 60 years of age with 3rd vaccination, 5.39% Omicron fatality rate for non-vaccinated people, which is more than 10 times higher than that of third-line inoculation.” The liver fatality rate is slightly lower for those under 60 than for those over 60.
The announcement of the major script said, “The fatality rate of delta among those who are not vaccinated over 60 years of age is 10.19%, which is 20 times higher than that of those who received the third dose. it looks like
The major script announcement was applied to the 'mutation from April 2021 to February 2022' to exclude those who have recently been infected with a strong spread of Omicron.
Based on the 136,000 people who completed the analysis, the central government changed the quarantine policy from infection to fatality rate by diagnosing a lower level than the flu, saying, “The fatality rate of Omicron for the third vaccination is 0.08%, and the fatality rate of seasonal flu is 0.05~0.1%.”
According to the CDC, 34 out of 43 confirmed cases of Omicron in the U.S. were confirmed to have received more than one vaccination, and 14 out of 34 were also confirmed to receive booster shots (third dose). Concerns about the efficacy of the vaccine are growing,” Reuters reported on Dec. 11 last year.
On the 14th, the US CDC announced that Korea, where the spread of Omicron mutations has increased, has been upgraded to the highest level of travel warning, 'Level 4 (Very High)'.
On the 18th, the main script changed the epidemiological investigation to 'confirmed self-registration' and announced 'stop collecting personal information', such as tracking existing mobile phones. but did not disclose the status and use of personal information for two years.
In the Infectious Disease Prevention Act, a criminal punishment law, Article 1 (Purpose) is “regulations to prevent the occurrence and spread of infectious diseases, and to prevent and manage them”, and Article 4 (State Responsibilities) is “Protection of basic rights to respect dignity and value as human beings, such as patients with infectious diseases. , it does not comply with the law and shall not give any disadvantage”.
Health Minister Kwon Deok-cheol told reporters on the 24th, "There is an expert analysis that (the Corona 19 Omicron epidemic) will reach its peak around mid-March."
Prime Minister Boo-gyeom Kim said at a meeting specializing in response to Omicron on the same day, "We will predict the peak timing and scale of Omicron as accurately as possible and respond accordingly." "he said.
On the 21st, the central government decided to stop supplying Celltrion to Celltrion, a treatment that was developed in cooperation with the government, and expanded the use of Paxrovid, an edible treatment.
An official from the Korea Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (KCDC) said, "The in vitro neutralizing ability pharmacological test of lekkorona on the mutant was reflected in the fact that the likelihood of showing activity against the omicron mutation was low."