USFK vaccination, except for Koreans, the government says “Please wait”

On the 29th, the USFK started vaccination against essential personnel such as medical staff working at US military bases in Pyeongtaek, Osan, and Gunsan. He said this is “not true.”

According to the USFK, etc. on the 29th, vaccination began at the US military base on that day, but medical staff such as Korean nurses did not. In this regard, the controversy was elucidated by the health authorities on the date of a report saying that’Koreans were excluded from the primary vaccination at the request of the Korean government such as the Disease Control Office.’

An official from the Korea Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on the day said, “It is not true that you have requested to be excluded from vaccination.” Explained. When asked if it was a review related to the approval of the Korean government for the use of the vaccine, he said, “It is not.”

The Ministry of Defense said, “The mode or vaccine has not yet been approved for emergency use, so the authorities are in discussion.” There is a possibility that the vaccination will be made after discussions about the future vaccination schedule and targets. In this case, KATUSA Soldiers or employees working in the USFK could become the No. 1 vaccination in Korea.

As the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved the emergency use of Modena vaccine, the U.S. Department of Defense sent Modena vaccine to four foreign countries, including Korea, where the U.S. military is stationed, and the USFK started vaccination on that day . This is the first vaccination conducted in Korea, although it is targeted at US forces in Korea.

Modena Vaccine is a vaccine that President Moon Jae-in announced on the 28th that it had agreed to supply 20 million people over the phone with the company’s CEO, Stefan Bancel. In Korea, the KCDC and the Ministry of Food and Drug Safety have not yet been approved for emergency use.

Reporter Hwang Soo-yeon [email protected]