Early on Thursday morning a group of seniors wait in the line for the bus.
They are on their way to get the first doses of Pfizer s vaccine today as South Korea s health authorities begin vaccinations for the general public starting with those who are 75 or older. But for some of the elderly people, getting to the vaccination center can be challengingthis is why free shuttle buses have been laid on to help them.
Once they arrive at the vaccination center in Seongdong-gu district they go through a few simple steps.
First, they get their temperature checked fill out the health questionnaire then wait out in the lobby until their name is called out.
North Korean hackers reportedly stole 316 million U.S. dollars worth of virtual assets between 2019 and 2020 to fund the regime s nuclear ambitions. This is according to a UN report compiled by a panel of North Korean experts, which explained the hackers targeted global financial institutions and virtual currency-exchanges to illegally acquire cryptocurrencies.
This was then used to support the regime s development of nuclear and ballistic missiles.
The experts also called for further sanctions against the regime for violating international law.
Thursday s review by the Central Pharmaceutical Advisory Committee is the second of three reviews. We went through the data of Janssen s COVID-19 vaccine and discussed its safety and efficacy. After consideration, we saw its preventive effect and we advise the authorization of this vaccine. Based on the clinical data, the review panel has confirmed that for people over the age of 18, the prevention effect 14 and 28 days after one shot was both over 66 percent. That s above the 50 percent prevention effect that the World Health Organization has set.
The panel of experts says it s safe as the adverse reactions were within the safe boundary.