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President Wen “When will you give the President a chance?”
Minister Jeon Jeon-cheol “You should have a good answer, Chief Executive Officer.”
Commissioner Jeong Eun-gyeong “I hope the order will come a little later…”
President Wen “I think we will be interested in whether there is any abnormality in those who received the vaccination for the time being.”
President Moon Jae-in visited a public health center on the 26th, when the country’s first corona vaccine was administered, and watched the ‘1st inoculation’ get the vaccine. President Moon, who was watching the injection, asked, “When will you give the president a chance?”, and Jung Eun-kyung, director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, replied, “I hope the order will come a little later.”
President Moon moved to the vaccination room after receiving the vaccination plan from the Korea Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) chief Jeong Eun-gyeong and the vaccination procedure from Mapo-gu Health Center Director Oh Sang-cheol. Minister of Public Administration and Safety Jeon Jeon-cheol and Minister of Health and Welfare Kwon Deok-cheol were also accompanied by the schedule.
President Moon greeted the nurse Kim Seo-jin of the Mapo-gu Public Health Center, who was in charge of the vaccination, saying, “Finally, you will get the first vaccination.” Nurse Kim replied, “Yes, I think it’s an honor.” President Moon asked Cheong and others questions such as, “I made an appointment for vaccination, but if I get a fever, will you specify the date to be revaccinated?” and “If I feel abnormal after getting home after vaccination, should I contact the public health center?”
When Director Kim Yun-tae, who became the’No. 1 inoculation’, entered the inoculation room, President Moon said, “Hello. It’s a historical No. 1 vaccination, so can I watch the vaccination?”
When President Moon asked about his feelings to Director Kim, who had been vaccinated, President Kim said, “I was excited and I wasn’t worried about it very much.” ) What if it doesn’t happen, I’m worried about that.” In addition, President Moon asked, “Is there any difference from getting the flu vaccine?”, and Director Kim said, “I didn’t feel it in particular.”
President Moon said, “Maybe, for the time being, the people who get the vaccine first will be very interested in whether there is anything wrong with the people,” he said. “I hope there will be no abnormalities, and I hope you can tell a lot that the vaccine is very safe.”
Regarding Chief Chung’s remarks on’The order will come late’, a key official at the Blue House explained, “It was a question and answer to the effect that the order will be pushed forward because the president does not need to take the initiative if the people are not uneasy and get the vaccine. He said, “President Moon took the initiative and said, “If you need to get a vaccine first, you will get it.”