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With the national 4th vaccination rate of 10.4% and the vaccination rate of those in their 50s focusing on the Korea Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (KCDC) at 3.4%, Commissioner Baek Kyung-ran said that the new mutant vaccine could be developed or produced in December, making it impossible to vaccinate this year. looks like Commissioner Baek said on the 28th, "The current epidemic BA...

At a major headquarters meeting on the 16th, Prime Minister Kim said, "I decided to review the plan to adjust the grade of the Corona 19 infectious disease designated as 'Class 1'", apparently violating the authority to designate the head of the Korea Centers for Disease Control and Prevention under the Infection Prevention Act. The right to designate infectious diseases is the sole authority of..

It seems that Omicron's diagnostic reagent evaded the approval procedure after clinical trials of the Ministry of Food and Drug Safety and was directly put into the field by the Korea Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.The Korea Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (KCDC) announced on the 24th that it has completed the development of a PCR reagent for rapid confirmation of Omicron ..

Moderna's CEO announced that the existing vaccine was invalid for Omicron, but the government started to deplete stocks with the policy of 'compulsory vaccination' for those in their 60s. On the 14th, the Ministry of Food and Drug Safety (MFDS) decided to approve the manufacture and sale of 'Spikebox', a domestically produced moderna vaccine, and approved the sale. 'Spikebox' is the same vaccine..

At a press conference on the 26th, Prime Minister Kim Bu-gyeom said, "I will think about whether or not I should be held responsible for my own choices" about the cost of treatment for unvaccinated patients. Prime Minister Kim said, "If a critically ill patient gets some treatment and goes through a difficult time, they say that they should go to a general ward, but they won't go. Then they coul..

In response to the Korean Society for Disease Control and Prevention's request for personal information protection and 'citizen's participation in quarantine', the government prioritizes "everyone's efforts". Criminal punishment and conflict are expected. Anthony Fauci, director of the Center for Disease Control and Prevention in the U.S., said, "We are currently conducting research on vaccine c..