my timesThe Korea Times
South Korea

Health

Korea Times
About Us
Introduction
History
Contact Us
Products & Services
Subscribe
E-paper
RSS Service
Content Sales
Site Map
Policy
Code of Ethics
Ombudsman
Privacy Policy
Youth Protection Policy
Terms of Service
Copyright Policy
Family Site
Hankookilbo
Dongwha Group
FacebookXYoutubeInstagram
CEO & Publisher: Oh Young-jinDigital News Email: webmaster@koreatimes.co.krTel: 02-724-2114Online newspaper registration No: 서울,아52844Date of registration: 2020.02.05Masthead: The Korea TimesCopyright © koreatimes.co.kr. All rights reserved.

Booster shot plan premature: medical experts

People are inoculated for the coronavirus at a vaccination center in Seongbuk District, Seoul, Wednesday. YonhapGovernment advised to focus first on strengthening ongoing vaccination driveBy Lee Hyo-jin While the government is considering the possibility of providing booster shots to better respond to the spread of coronavirus variants, medical experts believe it is too early for Korea to discuss a third round of inoculations, citing its slow vaccine rollout. Amid rising cases of infections caused by the rapidly spreading variant viruses, including the Delta variant, the Korea Disease Control and Prevention Agency (KDCA) said, Thursday, that additional inoculations and booster shots were being considered as a potential response measure. A booster shot is an extra administration of a vaccine, given at a predetermined time after the initial injections in order to raise or maintain an individual's immunity against the targeted virus. “We are closely monitoring such moves in other countries to decide which vaccines to use for the booster shots and at which intervals. Additional pla

Jun 25, 2021By Lee Hyo-jin
Booster shot plan premature: medical experts
  • New cases in 600s for 3rd day as eased distancing rules set to run from July

Slight majority of South Koreans opposed to COVID-19 vaccine support to North Korea: survey

gettyimagesbankA little over half of South Koreans do not want the government to provide COVID-19 vaccination support to North Korea, according to a recent survey. In a joint survey by four polling agencies on 1,006 people aged 18 and older from Monday-Wednesday, 51 percent of respondents said they disapprove of delivering coronavirus vaccines to Pyongyang, while 45 percent said they were in favor of the idea. Last week, President Moon Jae-in said Seoul will push for cooperation with the North on COVID-19 vaccine supplies, if it consents, during a joint news conference held after a South Korea-Austria summit in Vienna. The remark came amid the announcement of South Korea's commitment to the global vaccine mechanism as a new production hub. The poll result released Thursday showed that among supporters of the ruling Democratic Party, an overwhelming rate of 74 percent approved of the government's vaccine support proposal.On the contrary, the rate of respondents against the idea was high among the main opposition People Power Party supporters at 77 percent. The poll jointly conducted b

Jun 25, 2021
Slight majority of South Koreans opposed to COVID-19 vaccine support to North Korea: survey

New cases in 600s for 3rd day as eased distancing rules set to run from July

Soldiers get COVID-19 vaccine at the 9th Infantry Division in Goyang, Gyeonggi Province, June 24. YonhapSouth Korea's daily new coronavirus cases stayed in the 600s for the third straight day Friday due to sporadic cluster infections as the country is set to implement eased social distancing rules starting next month. The country reported 634 new cases, including 602 local infections, raising the total caseload to 153,789, the Korea Disease Control and Prevention Agency (KDCA) said. Cluster infections involving churches, restaurants, education facilities and hospitals continue to take place across the country, raising concerns that eased distancing rules and potential spread of the new coronavirus variants may trigger further infections.The country added one COVID-19 death, raising the death toll to 2,009. The fatality rate came to 1.31 percent.The country is bracing for a potential uptick in the number of variant infections, especially the more transmissible Delta variant first detected in India.South Korea has yet to report a large number of Delta variant cases, but other countries

Jun 25, 2021
New cases in 600s for 3rd day as eased distancing rules set to run from July
  • Booster shot plan premature: medical experts

Delta variant emerges as new pandemic threat to Korea

Outbound travelers wait to receive a coronavirus test at a testing center at Incheon International Airport, Thursday. YonhapFear grows that Delta variant may become dominant strainBy Lee Hyo-jin With the Delta variant of COVID-19 having been detected in around 80 countries worldwide, fear is rising that the highly infectious mutation of the coronavirus may become the dominant strain in Korea. The Delta variant, which originated in India, is known to be three times more transmissible than the original virus and 50 percent more contagious than the Alpha variant first reported in the United Kingdom.It has already become the dominant strain in some countries such as the U.K., where it accounted for more than 99 percent of new COVID-19 infections last week. During the same period, 90 percent of cases in Moscow were due to the variant.In Korea, of the 2,225 infections due to variants, 1,886 cases were found to be the Alpha variant after genetic sequencing, followed by 190 of the Delta variant, according to the Korea Disease Control and Prevention Agency (KDCA). After nine Delta cases from

Jun 24, 2021By Lee Hyo-jin
Delta variant emerges as new pandemic threat to Korea
  • New cases in 600s for 2nd day on cluster infections

New cases in 600s for 2nd day on cluster infections

People wait to get tested for COVID-19 at a testing center in Songpa District, Seoul, June 24. YonhapSouth Korea's daily new coronavirus cases stayed in the 600s for the second straight day Thursday on sporadic cluster infections amid concerns over virus variants. The country reported 610 new cases, including 576 local infections, raising the total caseload to 153,155, the Korea Disease Control and Prevention Agency (KDCA) said.Cluster infections involving churches, restaurants, gymnasiums and hospitals continue to take place across the country, and virus variant cases stayed at 30 to 40 in the past week. The country added one COVID-19 death, raising the death toll to 2,008. The fatality rate came to 1.31 percent.The number of daily imported cases fell to 34 after exceeding 40 in the past four days, raising worries of the potential transmission of coronavirus variants, especially the more transmissible Delta variant first detected in India. South Korea has yet to report a large number of Delta variant cases, but other countries, such as Britain and the United States, whose vaccinatio

Jun 24, 2021
New cases in 600s for 2nd day on cluster infections
  • Delta variant emerges as new pandemic threat to Korea

Austrian nurse receives Florence Nightingale Medal

By Lee Hyo-jin Sister Marianne Stoeger from Austria has been awarded the Florence Nightingale Medal, recognized for her more than 40 years of dedication to leprosy patients on Korea's remote Sorok Island, according to the Korea Nurses Association. The medal is awarded by the International Committee of the Red Cross to those distinguished in the nursing field for showing exceptional courage and devotion to victims of armed conflict or disaster, or exemplary services and a pioneering spirit in the areas of public health or nursing education.Sister Marianne Stoeger, left, has been awarded the Florence Nightingale Medal by the International Committee of the Red Cross. Courtesy of Korea Nurses AssociationStoeger, 87, has been selected as a recipient along with 24 nurses from 18 countries, the association said.She has been hailed as the “angel of Sorok Island” for her sacrifices and genuine care for leprosy patients since beginning her mission of treating them on the island in South Jeolla Province in 1962. She and Sister Margaret Pissar, a fellow Austrian nun who started worki

Jun 24, 2021By Lee Hyo-jin
Austrian nurse receives Florence Nightingale Medal

New cases at 2-week high amid variant woes

A medical worker takes samples for COVID-19 at a makeshift testing center near Seoul Station in Seoul, June 23. YonhapSouth Korea's daily new coronavirus cases spiked to a two-week high of over 600 on Wednesday as virus variants are emerging as another major challenge in the country's virus fight amid the accelerating vaccine rollout.The country reported 645 new cases, including 605 local infections, raising the total caseload to 152,545, the Korea Disease Control and Prevention Agency (KDCA) said.The country added one COVID-19 death, raising the death toll to 2,007. The fatality rate came to 1.32 percent.The number of daily imported cases exceeded 40 for the fourth consecutive day amid woes over potential transmission of the coronavirus variants, especially the more transmissible Delta variant believed to have originated in India. South Korea has yet to report a large number of the Delta variant cases, but other countries, such as Britain and the United States, whose vaccination rates topped 50 percent, have been struggling with rising cases of the variant. The woes over variant cas

Jun 23, 2021
New cases at 2-week high amid variant woes

8 USFK-affiliated individuals test positive for COVID-19

U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Kassidy Peters, 51st Medical Group emergency room technician, receives a dose of the Moderna COVID-19 vaccine at Osan Air Base in this photo provided by the U.S. Forces Korea, Dec. 29. Courtesy of U.S. Forces KoreaSeven American service members and a family member stationed in South Korea have tested positive for the new coronavirus, U.S. Forces Korea (USFK) said Tuesday. Four service members at Camp Humphreys in Pyeongtaek, some 70 kilometers south of Seoul, and two soldiers stationed at Camp Casey in Dongducheon, north of Seoul, tested positive on June 17 and 18 after coming into contact with individuals who had recently tested positive for the virus.One service member, also from Camp Humphreys was confirmed to have been infected last week after showing symptoms consistent with COVID-19, and a family member of an American soldier tested positive in a test required to return to the United States, according to USFK.All of them are currently in isolation at a facility designated for confirmed COVID-19 cases, it added.The latest cases raised the total numbe

Jun 22, 2021
8 USFK-affiliated individuals test positive for COVID-19

New infections in 300s for 2nd day, variants remain worrisome

People wait to get tested for COVID-19 at a testing center in Chuncheon, Gangwon Province, June 22. YonhapSouth Korea's daily new coronavirus cases stayed in the 300s for the second consecutive day Tuesday amid a vaccination drive, but the potential spread of COVID-19 variants remains worrisome ahead of eased distancing rules starting July. The country reported 395 new cases, including 351 local infections, raising the total caseload to 151,901, the Korea Disease Control and Prevention Agency (KDCA) said.The country added two COVID-19 deaths, raising the death toll to 2,006. The fatality rate came to 1.32 percent.The number of daily imported cases topped 40 for the third straight day amid woes over potential transmission of the coronavirus variants, especially the one believed to have originated from India.The country has yet to report a large number of the so-called Delta variant cases, but other countries, such as Britain and the United States whose vaccination rates topped 50 percent, have been struggling with rising cases of the variant, which is known to be more transmissible th

Jun 22, 2021
New infections in 300s for 2nd day, variants remain worrisome

SPECIAL REPORT Korea urged to improve migrant policy to reflect diverse needs

Migrants and local activists protest near Cheong Wa Dae in Seoul in this May 7, 2020 photo, urging local governments to provide COVID-19 relief funds not only to locals but also to foreign residents. YonhapThis article is the last in a four-part series to highlight and address issues surrounding marginalized residents of foreign nationality who are living in legal blind spots in Korean society. ― ED.By Lee Hyo-jinThe struggles experienced by foreign residents in Korean society are becoming more and more complex over time, as they face various challenges depending on their employment status, family environment and financial standing. However, the government's policies on migrant support measures overall are focused on legal status, often failing to align with the actual needs of each migrant, according to immigration experts.In many cases, whether or not foreign residents are eligible for a government support program depends on the type of visa they are holding, rather than the circumstances they are in, leaving many migrants seeking support in blind spots.“Given that the needs

Jun 22, 2021By Lee Hyo-jin
[SPECIAL REPORT] Korea urged to improve migrant policy to reflect diverse needs
previous page
208209210211212
next page

Most Read in South Korea