The government decided to set up a cross-ministerial vaccination support group for vaccination to be carried out from next month, and establish a cooperation system for each ministry by dividing it into five stages. The Ministry of Food and Drug Safety is in charge of vaccine approval, the Ministry of Land, Transport and Maritime Affairs is in charge of transportation, the Ministry of Defense for storage and distribution, and the support group for preparation and implementation of vaccinations.
President Moon said, “The most important thing in vaccination is to maintain a high level of trust.” “Please inform the people carefully and maintain their trust well.”
On the other hand, President Moon will hold a New Year’s press conference on the 18th and reveal his position on the pending issue along with the vision for state administration for the fifth year in power. The interview is held for about 100 minutes from 10 am and is broadcast live on TV. Considering the Corona 19 situation, it will be conducted in parallel on and offline for the first time. President Moon is expected to present his stance on the pardons of former presidents Lee Myung-bak and Park Geun-hye, the biggest issues in politics. Following former President Lee, whose sentence has already been confirmed, a final sentence was imposed on former President Park on the 14th, with legal requirements for a special pardon for the president.
Also, attention is paid to what kind of real estate countermeasures President Moon, who expressed his apology for the instability of the real estate market in the recent New Year’s speech, will suggest. In the meantime, despite the 24 measures, the house price still showed an unstable trend, and real estate public sentiment has deteriorated significantly. In addition, follow-up measures to reform power institutions such as the prosecution, quarantine measures including securing vaccines, and measures to recover from the Corona 19 economic shock are expected to become major issues. In the field of diplomacy and security, mention will be made of measures to improve inter-Korean relations, as well as breakthroughs in relations between Korea and Japan, which have recently been deteriorating.
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