Prime Minister Jeong Sye-gyun attends an urgent question to check the current status of the new coronavirus infection quarantine and the supply and demand of vaccines held at the main assembly hall of the National Assembly in Yeouido, Seoul on the morning of the 8th, and responds to the inquiries of the Democratic Party’s Rep. yunhap news
Prime Minister Jeong Sye-gyun on the 8th was pointed out that the government introduced a novel coronavirus infection (Corona 19) vaccine more slowly than other countries. Prime Minister Chung said, “The government should judge when and how much of the contract is best to do it,” he said. “What is so important for other countries to do?”
In the’Questions on the National Assembly’s urgent issues related to COVID-19 quarantine and vaccine’, Rep. Kang Ki-yoon asked, “The end of the quarantine is the introduction of a vaccine, not K quarantine, but when can we get the vaccination?” Prime Minister Chung said, “The vaccine is suitable to prevent the coronavirus. I’m not going to unilaterally judge (we’re late).” He emphasized, “We, Korea, have a strategy suitable for the Republic of Korea and are doing our best according to the strategy.”
When Kang repeatedly pointed out that the government response to the vaccine was inappropriate, Prime Minister Chung said, “The government’s judgment that it is not enough if there are 56 million people.” “The government should judge when and how much quantity is best to contract. , What is so important what other countries do?” “The foreign vaccine companies don’t give us vaccines for free, and are they all buying with national taxes?” He dismissed, saying, “But there is no reason for Korea to buy 5 or 6 times (of the required amount).”
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