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South Korea preps COVID-19 vaccines after political scuffle over first shots
A nurse takes part in a COVID-19 vaccination mock drill in Seoul, South Korea on Feb 9, 2021. (Photo: Reuters/Kim Hong-ji)
25 Feb 2021 01:59PM (Updated:
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SEOUL: South Korean politicians won t be the first in line when the country kicks off its COVID-19 vaccination drive on Friday (Feb 26), despite calls from the opposition party for the president to roll up his sleeve and take a shot to reassure vaccine sceptics.
Leading political figures spent the week trading rhetorical shots over who should be the first to take a literal jab, but in the end, health authorities said widespread acceptance of vaccines in South Korea means they would stick to plans to vaccinate healthcare workers and other at-risk individua
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Should President Moon be 1st in line for COVID-19 vaccine?
Posted : 2021-02-22 16:40
Updated : 2021-02-23 10:21
President Moon Jae-in puts on a face mask during a meeting with senior members of the ruling Democratic Party of Korea at Cheong Wa Dae, Friday. Yonhap
By Jun Ji-hye
President Moon Jae-in has faced calls from the conservative main opposition party to be the first recipient of Korea s administration of AstraZeneca s COVID-19 vaccine, as public concerns have deepened due to the government s inconsistent stance on the matter, leading to questions of its safety and efficacy, especially for the elderly.
In response, some members of the ruling Democratic Party of Korea (DPK) slammed the main opposition People Power Party (PPP) for treating the head of the state as something to be experimented on.