[국제]Massive campaign to encourage US vaccines… “Can’t ease quarantine measures”

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In the United States, speeding up vaccination while accommodating distrustful people is a new challenge.

The White House response team decided to keep quarantine measures such as wearing masks, saying there are concerns that the trend of infected people, which showed a decline, is delayed.

This is a report from Washington correspondent Taewook Kang.

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After taking office, President Joe Biden celebrated 50 million doses of vaccinations, pointing to new concerns about the vaccine.

The number of vaccination centers and vaccines is expanding, but the rate of vaccination may be delayed by people who resist.

[조 바이든 / 미국 대통령 : 하지만 공급은 적절하지만 접종하려는 사람이 모자라거나 원하지 않은 경우가 생기는 때가 다가오고 있습니다.]

The White House response team decided to carry out extensive public relations activities accordingly.

It is a campaign to encourage vaccination in cooperation with business organizations such as the Chamber of Commerce and the National Manufacturers Association.

They even decided to urge vaccinated employees to give paid leave and bonuses.

[앤디 슬라빗 / 백악관 대응팀 고문 : 둘째, 접종 장벽을 줄여서 직원들이 접종할 계획을 짜고 더 쉽게 접종할 수 있도록 인센티브를 제공하는 것입니다.]

The delay in the trend of infected people, which has declined over the winter, is also a concern.

CDC Director Wallensky said the number of cases of infection has increased over the past three days.

[로셸 월렌스키 / 미국 질병통제예방센터(CDC) 국장 : 하지만 최근의 데이터는 이런 감소세가 지연되고 있고 여전히 매우 높은 수치로 평탄화될 가능성이 있음을 보여주고 있습니다. CDC는 이것이 궤도의 매우 중요한 변화로 보고 있습니다.]

In particular, he emphasized that Corona 19 is not over, saying that he is watching the spread of the mutant virus.

As such, he said that now is not the time to ease protective measures such as wearing masks and restricting gatherings.

YTN Taewook Kang in Washington[[email protected]]is.

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