Blue House: Politics: News: Hankyoreh Mobile

“You shouldn’t try to dispel your concerns about vaccine side effects with a political show.” This is a response from the in-house representative Joo Ho-young on the morning of the 23rd, right after President Moon Jae-in received the AstraZeneca (AZ) Corona 19 vaccine. Until recently, he mentioned the’AstraZeneca vaccination side effects’ if forgotten, and raised suspicion that “the vaccination rate is being adjusted ahead of the election” in an open remark at the party leadership meeting this morning. Ahead of the re-election, there are criticisms that the conservative opposition party’s vaccination campaign is excessive. Ho-young Joo said at the in-hospital countermeasure meeting that day, “I hope (to President Moon) a successful vaccination.” “I do.” “The vaccination capacity of Korea is up to 1.15 million people a day, but the number of vaccinations has dropped to less than 20,000 people a day. If properly vaccinated, there is a gap until the 4th and 7th elections, and in order not to show it to the public, the vaccination is taking place slowly,” he argued. However, he did not provide any evidence that the Agency for Disease Control and Prevention is controlling the rate of vaccination. At a meeting on the 8th, the in-hospital representative Joo said, “AstraZeneca vaccination has a large side effect, and it has been confirmed that the side effect is serious even in young people in their 20s and 30s.” In response to the question of’Please check the state’s remarks on the day’, the Agency for Disease Control and Prevention said, “It is estimated when all the available medical infrastructures were opened for up to 1.15 million people a day (as stated by the state representative).” Replied, “We are the personnel according to the original vaccination plan, and we are operating vaccination centers and consignment medical institutions flexibly in consideration of the supply and demand situation of the vaccine.” The Agency for Disease Control and Prevention added, “There is no way to adjust the vaccination schedule for political reasons.” In response to the state’s remarks, the passport responded, “Even if the election is at hand, it is too much.” An official from the Blue House said, “As for the vaccination rate, more than 93% of all applicants among the first vaccination targets completed vaccination. It has begun to come out to the second inoculation. The plan to inoculate more than 12 million people by the second quarter is progressing smoothly, and I don’t know what you’re talking about.” Looking at the actual initial vaccination rate, the vaccination rate in Korea is slower than in Japan, but the vaccination rate is higher. According to the Corona 19 vaccination statistics in Korea, 1.3% of the total population in Korea and 0.4% in Japan were vaccinated.

Previously, President Moon received the AstraZeneca vaccine at the Jongno Health Center in Seoul this morning. As concerns over adverse reactions to AstraZeneca vaccination are raised, the Blue House’s explanation is that the president is the first to resolve concerns in line with the expansion of vaccination targets over 65 years of age. Blue House spokesman Kang Min-seok said, “After the vaccination of President Moon at 9 am, he presided over the staff meeting for an hour and a half from 9:40, and after vaccination, I feel comfortable,” and said that there was no adverse reaction to AstraZeneca. President Moon said, “We need to speed up the vaccination rate even further.” Lee Sang-won, director of epidemiological investigation and analysis at the Central Defense Countermeasures Headquarters, said at a briefing on the day, “Remember that rumors produced without scientific evidence or clear confirmation can cause vague anxiety in people and create an atmosphere of avoiding vaccines, ultimately harming people’s health. I ask you to refrain from doing so.” By Lee Wan and Kim Ji-hoon, staff reporter