Doctors selfish behavior
It is wrong to threaten strike over medical license issue
With just days before the start of nationwide COVID-19 vaccinations, doctors have threatened to strike to protest a bill which makes it easier to cancel medical licenses. In a statement Saturday, the Korean Medical Association (KMA) expressed its opposition to an amendment to the Medical Services Act that can strip doctors of their licenses if they commit serious crimes and receive jail terms. The previous day, lawmakers on the National Assembly Health and Welfare Committee approved and forwarded the revision bill. If the bill backed by the government and the ruling Democratic Party of Korea (DPK) passes the Assembly Legislation and Judiciary Committee, we will initiate a strike, the KMA said, even hinting at boycotting the country s coronavirus vaccinations that will start Friday. According to the revision, a doctor sentenced to imprisonment after being found guilty of crimes such as murder, r