Jeong Eun-kyung, who replied, “I hope the presidential order will come a little later…”

On the 26th, vaccination for a novel coronavirus infection (Corona 19) was started for the first time in Korea.

On that day, President Moon Jae-in went to the Mapo Health Center in Seoul to visit the vaccination site with Chung Eun-gyeong, head of the Korea Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

At this time, Commissioner Chung said to President Moon Jae-in, “I hope the order will come a little later…” This is the answer to the question President Moon said, “When will I give the President a chance?”

There are various interpretations of this. In some cases, there may be side effects of the vaccine, so if safety is further confirmed, it can be interpreted as meaning that it would be better to be correct at that time.

However, the Blue House explanation was different.

In a meeting with reporters on the day, a key member of the Blue House explained that “When President Moon gives the president a chance,” he said, “If you can take the initiative and get hit first, you will be right.”

In addition, “I hope the order will come late,” said Chief Executive Officer Chung, added that “I hope that the situation where the people are uneasy will not come.”

Overall, it means that if the people are relieved and get the vaccine, the president does not need to take the lead, so the order will not be delayed.

The official said, “The president has not yet decided on the vaccination time,” he said.

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