Korea set to launch 'vaccine council' with US Posted : 2021-05-25 16:40 Updated : 2021-05-25 16:41 Foreign Minister Chung Eui-yong, center, Trade Minister Moon Sung-wook, left, and Health Minister Kwon Deok-chul appear at the Seoul Government Complex, Tuesday, to brief about President's Moon Jae-in's visit to United States last week. Courtesy of Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy By Baek Byung-yeul Korea and the United States will launch a COVID-19 vaccine expert panel by early June to specifically support the vaccine partnership agreed to by President Moon Jae-in and U.S. President Joseph Biden at their summit in Washington, D.C., last week.