Counterattack against conservative media and opposition offensive
Spokesman Kang Min-seok “Please stop politicizing vaccines”
President Moon Jae-in visited SK Bioscience, a corona vaccine development company in Seongnam, Gyeonggi-do on October 15th, and everyone is speaking. Provided by the Blue House
The Blue House even revealed the remarks of a closed internal meeting a few months ago on the 22nd, emphasizing President Moon Jae-in’s order to secure the Corona 19 vaccine. It is interpreted as a response to the conservative media and opposition parties criticizing the belated response of the Korean government by highlighting the fact that foreign vaccinations have begun, including the United States and the UK.
Unusually, even undisclosed remarks from the president were collected and disclosed
Blue House spokesman Kang Min-seok revealed through a written briefing on the evening of the 22nd, “I earnestly appeal to you to stop the’politicalization of vaccines’,” said Moon’s undisclosed and public remarks on the Corona 19 vaccine. Looking at the data, President Moon said at the Blue House staff meeting on the 24th of last month, “The question of vaccine safety should be based on science and medicine unless we are careless in the delivery process. Do your best to secure it,” he said, and also at the 30th meeting, “Secure enough quantity to be said to be excessive. Don’t think roughly.” In addition, when President Moon visited Pasteur Korea Institute in Seongnam, Gyeonggi-do on April 9, “We will stockpile the developed treatment and vaccine even after the coronavirus is over. “Look at the end”, and at an internal staff meeting on July 21, SK Bioscience reported on the fact that AstraZeneca was commissioned to produce the vaccine, and asked for “sufficient supply”. The Cheong Wa Dae claims that he pointed out more than that. The Cheong Wa Dae’s undisclosed remarks from the President and the facts were emphasized on the morning of this morning. It seems deeply related to what I did. The opposition parties, including the power of the people, also launched a intensive offensive targeting President Moon and the Blue House based on these reports.
‘Unsatisfactory’ in the briefing line
On the day, Ho-young Joo, head of the people’s power, said, “What the people are most interested in right now is when the vaccine will be supplied?” “It is the President’s own job to secure the vaccine globally. He set the day, saying,’The fluid escape method of the method is not allowed.’ Blue House spokesman Kang Min-seok said, “This is a summary of the president’s vaccine-related actions to the minimum. President Moon is exaggerating and distorting as if he was putting his hands on securing a vaccine, amplifying the distrust of the people, so I want to reveal the facts of what President Moon has been doing, including the undisclosed presidential message.” did. The Blue House’s sensitive response to criticism from the media and opposition parties on the vaccine issue seems to be due to concerns that the performance of K-quarantine, which President Moon has emphasized so far, may be destroyed at a stretch due to the lack of vaccine security. According to the results of an opinion poll released by Gallup Korea on the 18th,’Corona 19 Response’ ranked first with 29% of the reasons for positively evaluating President Moon. While negative evaluation of the real estate policy and the conflict between the Ministry of Justice and the prosecutor’s office is lowering the president’s approval rating,’Coping with Corona 19′ seems to be the backbone that has supported President Moon’s approval rating.
Is there any responsibility for the president of’no communication’?
However, even if the clarification and refutation of the Blue House are true, it seems difficult to avoid the Blue House’s responsibility as the media and opposition parties have increased distrust about securing vaccines. On the 8th, the government announced that it had secured 34 million vaccines from AstraZeneca, Pfizer, and Modena. At the time, the public knew that the vaccine would be introduced in Korea in February and March, but it was soon confirmed that the only place where the pre-purchase contract was actually signed was the AstraZeneca vaccine. Moreover, AstraZeneca was not approved by the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA), and a purchase contract was not signed with Pfizer and Modena, which had been approved by FDA. As this fact was intensively reported through the media, etc.,’vaccine distrust’ spread among the people. Of course, the persistent attack of the conservative media and the political offensive of the opposition party to penetrate the weakness of the’vaccine’ are not too sensitive, but the primary responsibility of creating this situation in the first place is the government’s belatedly revealing the facts one by one under pressure rather than frankly reporting the situation Is in the attitude. If President Moon had transparently explained to the public the difficulties of the vaccine contract process he faces with foreign pharmaceutical companies and sought understanding, like the public remarks of the president, he would not have fallen into the frame of “releasing his hands and belatedly rebuked his staff”. Vaccine anxiety’ seems to have been less. By Lee Wan, staff reporter wani@hani.co.kr