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Moon willing to receive AstraZeneca vaccine shot: Cheong Wa Dae

President Moon Jae-in, left / YonhapPresident Moon Jae-in may take a COVID-19 vaccine, probably made by AstraZeneca, in the near future, his office said Thursday.A specific schedule for a possible vaccination would be decided considering a related manual of the Korea Disease Control and Prevention Agency (KDCA) and the diplomatic calendar, Cheong Wa Dae spokesman Kang Min-seok told reporters.He cited the possibility that Britain will host an in-person Group of Seven (G-7) summit in June. Moon has been invited to the session.Health authorities have a priority list for the people to benefit from the free-of-charge vaccination program that got under way here last week. But there is an exception if urgent foreign travel is required, Kang pointed out.A Cheong Wa Dae official later reaffirmed that Moon, 68, plans to "willingly" take AstraZeneca's COVID-19 vaccine shot, as Pfizer-produced ones are now available for medical workers. The official was speaking on the condition of anonymity.Public concern lingers over the effectiveness and safety of AstraZeneca vaccines, especially when used fo

Mar 4, 2021
Moon willing to receive AstraZeneca vaccine shot: Cheong Wa Dae
  • New virus cases stay in 400s for 2nd
  • 279 caught for spreading disinformation on COVID-19 vaccines
  • South Korea approves Pfizer's COVID-19 vaccine

New virus cases stay in 400s for 2nd

A man wearing a face mask as a precaution against the coronavirus walks past in front of an advertisement of an opera performance outside of a theater in Seoul, Wednesday, March 3, 2021. APSouth Korea's daily new coronavirus cases stayed in the 400s for the second consecutive day Thursday as the country pushes forward with its vaccination drive amid looming safety concerns. The country reported 424 more COVID-19 cases, including 401 local infections, raising the total caseload to 91,240, the Korea Disease Control and Prevention Agency (KDCA) said.The tally was slightly down from the 444 recorded the previous day. The country added seven more deaths from COVID-19, raising the total to 1,619. The fatality rate was 1.77 percent. South Korea reported more than 1,000 daily cases in late December before it saw a downward trend. The daily tally has been hovering around 300 and 400 recently. The country has administered vaccinations to a total of 154,421 people since launching a mass vaccination campaign last Friday, with an additional 65,446 getting the shots Wednesday, according to the KDC

Mar 4, 2021
New virus cases stay in 400s for 2nd
  • Moon willing to receive AstraZeneca vaccine shot: Cheong Wa Dae

2 Korean nursing home residents die after getting AstraZeneca vaccine

A medical staffer draws AstraZeneca's coronavirus vaccine from a vial into a syringe at a nursing home in Seoul, Feb. 26. YonhapBy Lee Hyo-jin Two Gyeonggi Province nursing home residents with pre-existing conditions died Wednesday after receiving COVID-19 vaccinations, leading the health authorities to investigate whether there was any correlation between their deaths and the vaccine. The Korea Disease Control and Prevention Agency (KDCA) said that the two residents of long-term care facilities ― one man in Goyang and the other in Pyeongtaek ― died some time after receiving their first shots of the AstraZeneca vaccineThe man at the Goyang nursing home, in his 50s, showed signs of cardiac arrest and associated breathing difficulties 11 hours after being vaccinated Tuesday morning. He received first aid on site, but died the next day due to heart failure. He had multiple pre-existing conditions including a cardiac disorder and diabetes, and had previously suffered from a stroke. The man in Pyongtaek was a 63-year-old patient suffering from cerebrovascular disease who died four days fo

Mar 3, 2021By Lee Hyo-jin
2 Korean nursing home residents die after getting AstraZeneca vaccine
  • Gov't to intensify monitoring of coronavirus misinformation

Gov't to intensify monitoring of coronavirus misinformation

A nursing home worker, left, receives the first dose of the AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine at a health care center in Seoul, Feb. 26, 2021. APThe South Korean government will step up efforts to contain misleading information online about coronavirus vaccines, as the country begun its mass inoculation program last week.According to the Central Disaster and Safety Countermeasures Headquarters on Wednesday, the Korea Disease Control and Prevention Agency and the Korea Communications Commission (KCC) will work together with internet portal sites and social media services to remove coronavirus falsehoods swiftly from their platforms.Under the plan, the agencies can ask the businesses to review any problematic content according to their internal policies and delete it if necessary.Popular global social media sites like Facebook and Twitter have already run their own policy guidelines on COVID-19 related misinformation to fight against vaccine lies and rumors.For their part, police agencies nationwide will run a team of special agents tasked with ferreting out misinformation and monitor false

Mar 3, 2021
Gov't to intensify monitoring of coronavirus misinformation
  • 2 people die after getting COVID-19 vaccine
  • 2 Korean nursing home residents die after getting AstraZeneca vaccine

2 people die after getting COVID-19 vaccine

A nurse fills a syringe with the AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine at a health care center in Seoul, Feb. 26, 2021. APTwo patients at long-term care hospitals in Gyeonggi Province died Wednesday after receiving the AstraZeneca vaccine against COVID-19, the first cases of deaths since the country began its nationwide vaccination program last week.A 50-something patient with multiple underlying diseases died at a hospital in Goyang, just outside of Seoul's northwestern border, after receiving the vaccine shot Tuesday morning, health officials said. The patient began to show symptoms of heart failure and difficulty in breathing by the afternoon but recovered after being put under emergency care.The symptoms recurred Wednesday morning before the patient died.Health officials said they have yet to determine whether the patient suffered side effects from the vaccine.The patient's preexisting conditions included heart problems, diabetes and a stroke.The second patient, who resides at a long-term care hospital in Pyeongtaek, 70 km south of Seoul, died Wednesday morning, four days after being admi

Mar 3, 2021
2 people die after getting COVID-19 vaccine
  • Gov't to intensify monitoring of coronavirus misinformation

New virus cases bounce back to over 400

An Imperial guard wearing a face mask to help protect against the spread of the coronavirus stands outside the Gwanghwamun in Seoul, Monday, March 1, 2021. APSouth Korea's daily new coronavirus cases bounced back to over 400 on Wednesday in the face of a mass infection among foreign nationals as the country's vaccination scheme is set to go into a full swing.The country reported 444 more COVID-19 cases, including 426 local infections, raising the total caseload to 90,816, the Korea Disease Control and Prevention Agency (KDCA) said.The tally was a sharp increase from the 344 recorded previous day after health officials confirmed more than 90 cases among nearly 4,000 expatriates living in Dongducheon, 40 kilometers north of Seoul. The country added six more deaths from COVID-19, raising the total to 1,612. The fatality rate was 1.78 percent. South Korea reported more than 1,000 daily cases in late December before it saw a downward trend. The daily tally has been hovering around 300 and 400 in the past seven days. The country launched a mass vaccination campaign last Friday starting wit

Mar 3, 2021
New virus cases bounce back to over 400

Urging support for tourism industry

Members of a coalition of travel agencies nationwide stage a rally in front of the headquarters of the Democratic Party of Korea on Yeouido in Seoul, Tuesday, calling on the ruling party and the government to help them overcome the financial crisis stemming from the coronavirus pandemic. Yonhap

Mar 2, 2021By Lee Hyo-jin
Urging support for tourism industry

Confusion continues over newly issued syringes

A medical worker prepares to give a shot of COVID-19 vaccine at a hospital in Gwangju, Tuesday. YonhapBy Bahk Eun-jiWhether or not to increase the number of doses per vial for COVID-19 vaccines with a new type of syringe has caused confusion for medical workers, as the authorities have been taking an ambiguous stance on its use. Critics say the government has caused confusion while trying to promote the domestically developed syringe as one of Korea's many unique responses to the pandemic.According to the Korea Disease Control and Prevention Agency (KDCA), Tuesday, discussions are to be held with the Ministry of Food and Drug Safety on the issue of using a low dead space (LDS) syringe, which minimizes the dead space between the hub and the needle.There are two coronavirus vaccines currently in use in Korea ― manufactured by AstraZeneca and Pfizer. The AstraZeneca vaccine can be administered to 10 people per vial, and the Pfizer one to six people per vial, but if an LDS syringe is used, the number of vaccine shots per vial can be increased to up to 12 and seven, respectively. The cont

Mar 2, 2021By Bahk Eun-ji
Confusion continues over newly issued syringes
  • A year into pandemic, new school year starts amid hopes and concerns

Over 80 foreigners test positive for COVID-19 in Dongducheon

A medical worker takes samples from a woman for a COVID-19 test at a makeshift clinic in Dongducheon, Gyeonggi Province, Tuesday. YonhapMore than 80 foreigners have tested positive for COVID-19 in Dongducheon, north of Seoul, officials said Tuesday.The local government has been testing all foreign nationals living in the city 40 kilometers north of the capital after neighboring cities, such as Yangju, reported increases in the number of foreigners infected with COVID-19.A total of 509 people got tested on Sunday, including foreign residents and locals, according to the authorities. The city currently has 3,966 foreign residents.The results came back positive for five foreign nationals on Monday and 79 foreigners on Tuesday, bringing the total to 84, the local government said.Four South Koreans also tested positive over the two days."Other than the fact that there's been a mass infection among foreign nationals, there's nothing particular we can confirm," a local government official said. "We haven't even figured out what types of jobs these foreigners have."On Feb. 18, the local gove

Mar 2, 2021
Over 80 foreigners test positive for COVID-19 in Dongducheon
  • New virus cases stay below 400 for 3rd day
  • A year into pandemic, new school year starts amid hopes and concerns

PM voices vigilance against fake news on vaccines

Prime Minister Chung Sye-kyun speaks during a meeting with health officials at the government complex in Seoul, Tuesday. YonhapThe safety of COVID-19 vaccines is being validated, with no major cases of adverse vaccine reaction reported in the four days since the rollout of the national vaccination campaign, Prime Minister Chung Sye-kyun said Tuesday. A total of 23,086 people received COVID-19 vaccine shots in the four days since the country kicked off the inoculation campaign last Friday, with no major adverse reaction reported among the receivers, the prime minister said during a daily interagency meeting on the coronavirus response at the government complex in Seoul."So far 156 cases of abnormal reactions have been reported, but all of them turned out to be light symptoms that went away quickly, practically validating the safety of the (COVID-19) vaccines," Chung said.The prime minister also voiced concerns over a wave of fake news against vaccine safety, pledging to actively respond to counter them. "In some corners, however, fake news is rampant, (telling different stories) from

Mar 2, 2021
PM voices vigilance against fake news on vaccines
  • New virus cases stay below 400 for 3rd day
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