President Wen and Mrs. Kim Jeong-suk, AstraZeneca vaccination… ‘No. 1’over 65

Input 2021.03.23 09:17 | Revision 2021.03.23 10:28

Inoculation with essential attendants of the G7 Summit including Security Officer Seo Hoon

President Moon Jae-in and his wife, Kim Jeong-suk, vaccinated AstraZeneca (AZ) at a public health center in Jongno-gu, Seoul on the morning of the 23rd.



President Moon Jae-in is vaccinating the AstraZeneca vaccine at the Jongno-gu Health Center in Seoul on the morning of the 23rd. /Newsis

This is the first day of AstraZeneca vaccination for people aged 65-74. President Moon is 68 years old, and Mrs. Kim is 66 years old. President Moon has been vaccinated as’No. 1’among citizens over 65 years of age. The Blue House said, “It contains the meaning of taking the initiative by dispelling the safety and effectiveness controversy raised by some.”

President Moon and Mrs. Kim arrived at the Jongno-gu public health center at 9 am that day. After taking his temperature, President Moon checked himself and moved to the vaccination room to get an injection. After vaccination, President Moon and Mrs. Kim waited for 30 minutes in the waiting room.

President Moon’s vaccination was carried out to attend the G7 Summit held in the UK on June 11-13. The Korea Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (KCDC) allows vaccines to be given first when leaving the country for essential purposes such as business trips. The Korea Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has designated the Jongno-gu public health center as the agency for vaccination by the G7 delegation.



President Moon Jae-in was receiving the AstraZeneca vaccine at the Jongno-gu Health Center in Seoul on the morning of the 23rd and watching Mrs. Kim Jung-suk’s vaccination. /yunhap news

G7 Head of the National Security Office, Seo Hoon, the head of the National Security Office, Yeonsang Yeon-sang, the second deputy chief of the security office, Hyung-jin Kim, the assistant secretary of the National Security Office, Hyung-jin Tak, the assistant secretary of the 1st Affiliate Shin Ji-yeon, the 2nd Affiliated Secretary Choi Sang-young, the spokesman Min-suk Kang, the administrator of the 1st Affiliate Office, and the security staff. G7 Nine essential attendants attending the summit were also vaccinated with President Moon on that day.

AstraZeneca can be vaccinated 11 times per bottle. Except for President Moon and Mrs. Kim, nine people were vaccinated together in accordance with the quarantine authorities’ policy to minimize the amount of discarded vaccines.

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