文, first mention of self-employment loss compensation system, “review of financial coverage”

President Moon Jae-in is speaking at the 2021 business report of the Ministry of Health and Welfare, the Ministry of Food and Drug Safety, and the Korea Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, held at the Blue House on the afternoon of the 25th. [뉴시스]

President Moon Jae-in said, “We will be able to form collective immunity by November at the latest.” In addition, the relevant ministries and party governments asked for a plan to institutionalize loss compensation for small business owners suffering from business restrictions due to the novel coronavirus infection (Corona 19).

President Moon said, “The corona response is entering a new phase. The last one year is a defense against the virus by social distancing,” said at a non-face-to-face business report from the Ministry of Health and Welfare, Ministry of Food and Drug Safety, and Disease Control. If it was time, from now on, it will be time for quarantine through vaccines and treatments.”

President Moon emphasized that “from next month, the treatment developed by our company along with the vaccine will be put into the medical field and form a collective name until November at the latest.” “We must transparently disclose the entire process from (vaccine) permission to follow-up management, refer to the experiences of other countries, and block the possibility of possible side effects as much as possible.” “With the development of our own vaccine, we should expand the role of the vaccine production base in Korea. “I hope that the international status of K-Defense will be further enhanced by actively supporting the overseas expansion of LDS syringes and domestic treatments that improve vaccination efficiency.”

In particular, President Moon emphasized that in order to completely overcome Corona 19, the three measures of “expansion of tests (discovery), formation of collective immunity through vaccines (prevention), and dissemination of treatments (treatment)” must be harmonized, and safety management and public communication at each stage. I ordered everything to be done.

He also said, “I hope that related ministries such as the SMEs and the party government can review a plan to institutionalize loss compensation within a certain range that can be afforded by finances for small business owners whose business is restricted or prohibited by the government’s quarantine measures.” did. This is the first time that President Moon mentioned the loss compensation system that has emerged as a hot topic in politics. In the situation where the Ministry of Strategy and Finance has been struggling with the legalization of loss compensation, the government’s passports including Prime Minister Jeong Sye-gyun continued to be scolded, and President Moon also mentioned the necessity of a loss compensation legislation.

In a report on the day, the Ministry of Health and Welfare announced that it would reduce public fatigue while maintaining policy effectiveness by reorganizing social distancing. The Ministry of Food and Drug Safety announced that it will not spare support by shortening the screening period through preliminary review and review of vaccines and treatments, and investing 456.3 billion won to develop vaccines and treatments. The Agency for Disease Control and Prevention announced that it will secure enough vaccines to form collective immunity by November while maximizing the current 3T (test-tracking-treatment) capability.

On the other hand, in the report on this day, together with Democratic Party President Lee Nak-yeon, Kim Tae-nyeon, hospital representative, Hong Ik-pyo, Policy Committee Chairman, Kim Min-seok, Health and Welfare Standing Committee Chairman, Yoo Young-min, President of the Presidential Secretary Office, Kim Sang-jo, Policy Officer, Kwon Deok-cheol, Minister of Health and Welfare, Koo Yun-cheol, Director of the State Affairs Coordination Office, Kim Gang-lip, Director of Food and Drug Safety, and Jung Eun-kyung. The Director of the Korea Centers for Disease Control and Prevention attended.

This work report is the second after receiving the first face-to-face work report from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Unification, and Defense on the 21st. President Moon started the government’s work report schedule this year after receiving work report data for each ministry from the 15th.

Reporter Dayoung Kim [email protected]