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April 23, 2021 09:57
Korea has little hope of securing any more vaccines for its glacially slow coronavirus inoculation drive from the U.S. in a summit next month.
President Moon Jae-in said in a meeting Monday with his senior secretaries, I will devote myself to closely working with the U.S. on pending issues between the two countries, including economic cooperation, the response to COVID-19 and collaboration on vaccines at the summit.
Foreign Minister Chung Eui-yong earlier claimed the two countries are discussing a vaccine swap modeled on a currency swap which would allow Korea to secure more supplies from the U.S. and give the same amount back later through manufacturing locally here or by other means.
Public skeptical of November herd immunity goal
Posted : 2021-04-23 17:00
Updated : 2021-04-23 17:01
Elderly citizens aged 75 or older receive Pfizer s COVID-19 vaccine at an inoculation center in Daegu, Friday. Yonhap
Korea approves self-testing kits
By Bahk Eun-ji
A majority of Koreans are skeptical of the government s plan to achieve COVID-19 herd immunity by November through vaccination, a survey showed, Friday.
The negative prediction mainly stems from the fact that Korea is struggling to secure vaccines amid a worldwide supply shortage, coupled with growing concerns over the possible side effects of the vaccines, such as blood clots.
In the survey of 1,009 citizens jointly conducted by four pollsters from Monday to Wednesday, 69 percent of the respondents said they don t think the government s plan to achieve herd immunity by November is feasible, while only 24 percent said they thought it would be possible.
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FM Chung hopes US will help Korea with vaccine difficulties
Posted : 2021-04-21 13:37
Foreign Minister Chung Eui-yong / Yonhap
Foreign Minister Chung Eui-yong expressed hopes Wednesday that the United States will help South Korea address coronavirus vaccine shortages, just as Seoul helped the U.S. last year by providing test kits and face masks when its ally was struggling with the pandemic.
Chung made the comment in a forum with local journalists, a day after he revealed in a parliamentary session that Seoul is seriously discussing a vaccine swap arrangement with Washington. He did not elaborate on what that swap deal means.