President Moon Jae-in is receiving a vaccine against AstraZeneca (AZ)’s novel coronavirus infection (Corona 19) at the Jongno-gu Health Center in Seoul on the 23rd. Senior Reporter Tae-Seok Wang
“President Moon Jae-in received the AstraZeneca (AZ) vaccine. After the vaccination, he said he was comfortable.” (Spokesman Kang Min-seok, Blue House)
On the morning of the 23rd, the Blue House announced the condition of President Moon who received the AZ vaccine for the novel coronavirus infection (Corona 19) through a briefing at the Jongno-gu public health center in Seoul. Usually, matters related to the president’s health are classified as’super secrets’ among the state secrets. However, the fact that the Blue House revealed President Moon’s health status after vaccination is evidence that it is highly conscious of public interest and concern about the safety and effectiveness of the AZ vaccine.
Spokesman Kang added, “According to the manual, President Moon waited 30 minutes (after vaccination) and returned to the Blue House immediately. He presided over the staff meeting immediately. The meeting took about an hour and a half.” It emphasized the point that there is no problem even if you return to your daily life after vaccination. President Moon emphasized at the meeting, “So far (vaccine vaccination) is progressing without a hitch, but it is necessary to speed up the return to daily life.”
All the scenes from President Moon’s visit to the public health center to the completion of vaccination were open to the public. This is to prevent unnecessary controversy over vaccination and to lower the rejection of vaccination by informing that’AZ is the vaccine that President Moon met’. This is the day when the AZ vaccination for people 65 years of age or older began, and President Moon, who is 68 years old, and Mrs. Kim Jeong-suk, 66 years old, are eligible for vaccination.
President Moon Jae-in was inoculated with AstraZeneca (AZ)’s novel coronavirus infection (Corona 19) vaccine at the Jongno-gu Health Center in Seoul on the 23rd, and is watching his wife, Kim Jeong-suk, inoculation. Senior Reporter Tae-Seok Wang
President Moon said, “There are no problems at all,” while getting the vaccine. When the nurse said that it was tingling, he said, “Because you put the injection well,” he showed a relaxed appearance. After receiving the injection, Mrs. Kim also asked, “Are you done already?” When Mrs. Kim took off her jacket for the vaccination, she joked, “I’m just taking off my clothes in front of everyone.”
In addition to the couple of President Moon, 9 people, including Seo Hoon, head of the Blue House National Security Office, were vaccinated. The vaccination of President Moon was made to attend the G7 Summit held in the UK from June 11 to 13, and the essential personnel to carry out the vaccination were also inoculated. The Korea Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (KCDC) allows vaccinations to be given first when leaving the country for essential purposes, such as a business trip. The Blue House explained, “The medical institution dedicated to the presidential health is the ROK Armed Forces Seoul District Hospital, but the vaccination was done at the Jongno-gu public health center in accordance with President Moon’s intention to receive vaccinations with other members.” President Moon is scheduled to give a second vaccination in mid-May.
A key member of the Blue House said that all the vaccinated personnel were in a’comfortable state’. Cheongwa University medical secretary Tak Hyun-min, who received the vaccine, also posted a post on the Social Network Service (SNS), saying, “All vaccinations have returned to work” and “I will inform you if there is any change before or after vaccination.”
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