‘Astra disbelief’ planted by the government…”President meet first” Boomerang

The new coronavirus infection (Corona 19) vaccination is approaching four days in the future. AstraZeneca (AZ) on the 26th and Pfizer vaccination on the 27th will begin. The vaccination, which had been eagerly awaited, has come, but the controversy is heating up as President Moon Jae-in’s controversy over AZ Vaccine 1 vaccination and Kwon Deok-cheol’s claim to undermine fairness emerged. As a result, the feelings of vaccine anxiety are increasing.

The government said on the 20th that more than 90% of nursing homes and nursing hospital workers and medical staff at medical institutions responding to Corona 19 agreed to vaccination, but 6-7% did not. It is unclear whether those who have agreed will be vaccinated on the 26th to 28th.

The uncomfortable view of the general public still remains. On the 22nd, when the Korea Institute of Social Opinion commissioned TBS on the 19th to 20th, 1020 people over the age of 18 were surveyed, and 45.8% of respondents said,’I will be vaccinated immediately when the order comes.’ 45.7% of respondents said’I will postpone vaccination and watch the situation’, and 5.1% said’I will not be right’. Regarding the government’s confidence in the vaccine introduction and vaccination preparation system, 55.8% of respondents said they were’trusted’, and 41.1% said they did not believe.

Compared to the Gallup Korea survey on the 19th, the situation worsened. In the survey at the time, 71% said they were willing to get vaccinated, and 19% said they had no intention.

AZ distrust has been sown by the government, and the political circles are expanding and reproducing. Since the 28th of last month, the Ministry of Food and Drug Safety and the Korea Centers for Disease Control and Prevention have not shown a consistent position in the process of AZ vaccine licensing and inoculation target selection.

In response to this, debate is heating up in the political world. When Yoo Seung-min, a former member of the Future Integration Party, urged “President Moon Jae-in to give the first dose of the AZ vaccine” to resolve distrust on the 19th, Democratic Party lawmaker Chung Cheong-rae said, “Is the head of state the subject of an experiment. A mockery and contempt of the head of state” Refuted. Seoul Mayor Cho Eun-hee (the Mayor of Seocho-gu) and Kim Geun-sik, head of the People’s Strength Strategy Office, were confronted.

On the 22nd, Democratic Party Supreme Commissioner Shin Dong-geun and Yang Hyang-ja and lawmaker Kim Gyeong-hyup criticized “the opposition party amplifies vaccine anxiety.” Still, the wounds of the AZ vaccine, which were caught in the controversy over the effect, were rejuvenated.

“If the government allows, as a politician and medical person, I am willing to get the AZ vaccine first,” said Ahn Cheol-soo, president of the National Assembly Party. Representative Ahn said at the Supreme Council on the day, “It is not the target of the primary vaccination, but to relieve distrust and anxiety about the vaccine.”

Experts believe that a drop in the AZ vaccine vaccination rate will cause a disruption to the goal of securing group immunity in November, in the face of neglecting to secure early vaccines. The AZ vaccine will be vaccinated for 750,000 people starting on the 26th, and an additional 1.3 million people will be received from KOVAX Facility, an international vaccine purchase agreement, in the first half. Accordingly, it is ordered that social leaders show a form of early vaccination to refrain from political strife and restore confidence in the AZ vaccine.

Oh Myung-don, a professor of infectious medicine at Seoul National University Hospital (Central Vaccination Center), said, “It is most important now to increase the vaccination rate. A social leader who is trusted by the public must come and be beaten. It is not necessary to become the No. 1 vaccination.” Prof. Oh said, “How many citizens will believe that the social leadership is right first and that they will be hurting fairness. We will make decisions based on various judgments, but now, if it helps to restore the trust in the vaccine, anyone should step forward. Mentioned around. He added, “Not only politicians, but also trusted entertainers and gymnasts need to come out.”

Professor Oh said, “Now is not the time to question the lack of vaccine. There is a limit to the amount of vaccination that can be given a day, and it takes more than two weeks to develop immunity. The key is how quickly vaccination is given.” Professor Oh stressed, “There is clearly academic evidence that there is no problem with the AZ vaccine for those over 65 years old. It rains, but what if I find a big umbrella?”

Professor Kim Yoon of Seoul National University Medical School (medical management) said, “The Korea Disease Administration has withheld AZ vaccine vaccination for those over 65, but if President Moon (age 68) is correct, there will be a controversy that denies the guidelines of the Agency for Disease Control and Prevention.” It is desirable for social leaders to inoculate in order to increase the level.” Professor Kim said, “I think it is okay for people over 65 to get the AZ vaccine. Even before the results of clinical trials in the United States come out at the end of March, I think it is okay for the social leadership to get hit.”

There is also a recommendation that it would be best if Commissioner Eun-kyung Jeong was first met.
Kim Dong-hyun, a professor of preventive medicine at Hallym University, said, “Whatever you do, you need to increase the vaccination rate and resolve some concerns, so it would be better to have a responsible medical staff first. It would be good if Commissioner Eun-kyung Jeong or the chairman of the medical association would be right.” Professor Kim said, “Since the Korean Medical Association is a highly respected organization in the medical field, I hope that such a group medical personnel will come out.”

On the other hand, there are voices against President Moon’s vaccination.
Kim Moran, a professor at the National Cancer Center at International Cancer School, asked, “Why should we take the vaccine to take the lead? Is it dangerous if we don’t do that?” Prof. Ki said, “Is it possible to believe President Moon is right? I have to judge myself with the exact information of the vaccine. I believe if a celebrity is right, I don’t believe it, and it doesn’t seem like that.”

Professor Chun Byung-cheol of the Department of Preventive Medicine, Korea University Medical School said, “The country where the politicians meet first is by national consensus. We do not have politicians in the priorities. Even the president, when he comes to his turn, it is desirable to be the first, ignoring the priorities. “It is not desirable.”

Professor Chun said, “Socially influential celebrities, Chung Eun-kyung, the Director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, or these people seem to have more influence.” I want to wait.”

At a briefing on the 22nd, Commissioner Jeong Eun-kyung opposed the claim of’President Moon 1 vaccination’, saying, “Currently, we plan to conduct vaccinations in a fair manner in order. Commissioner Chung said, “There is a lot of anxiety among the people about vaccination, and a lot of concerns have been raised, so if someone judges that it is necessary to take the vaccination in order to further alleviate the public’s anxiety, it can be done. I think, however, because it is not in such a situation at the moment and the consent rate for vaccination is quite high, so we will proceed with vaccination fairly in accordance with the sequence,” he said.

Commissioner Chung said, “Vaccination is to be carried out by inoculating a vaccine that has been approved for safety and effectiveness through clinical trials. Whoever receives the vaccination is not the subject of the experiment. I think that expression is not appropriate.” said. “I didn’t hear that CEO Ahn Cheol-soo made such a suggestion, but we are currently setting vaccination priorities and managing vaccination targets with fairness and transparency.”

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