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PPP to Exclude Sex, Drugs, DUI Offenders from Party Nomination for General Elections kbs.co.kr - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from kbs.co.kr Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
By Nam Hyun-woo Ki Mo-ran, the new presidential secretary for disease control and prevention affairs, is facing doubts about her credibility and capabilities to do her job at the new post. The opposition parties are badgering her over her previous remarks, which seem to underestimate the significance of the prompt supply of COVID-19 vaccines in Korea. Some experts and opposition lawmakers claim that Ki has made politically biased remarks favoring the Moon Jae-in administration and are questioning whether she can provide professional and impartial advice to the president. During a reshuffle of presidential aides last week, Moon created the new post of secretary for disease control and prevention, and named Ki as the inaugural secretary. Cheong Wa Dae said Moon picked Ki for her expertise in preventive medicine and acknowledging her contribution to the country s battle against the pandemic, as the chair of the COVID-19 countermeasure committee at the Korean Society of ....
Booster shot plan further corners vaccination program Posted : 2021-04-19 16:32 Updated : 2021-04-19 18:38 Citizens wait for COVID-19 vaccine inoculation at a hospital in Seoul, Monday, when AstraZeneca vaccination started for healthcare workers for the disabled and seniors, as well as airline crewmembers aged 30 or above. Yonhap By Bahk Eun-ji The country s COVID-19 vaccination program is facing another potential setback following announcements in the United States that it will consider offering potential booster shots of vaccines in order to increase their effectiveness. Boosters are an extra dose of a vaccine given at a predetermined time after the initial injections to raise or maintain immunity against the targeted virus. The issue was recently brought up by U.S. vaccine policy chief Anthony Fauci and the CEOs of Pfizer and Modena. ....
Rival parties divided on high early voting turnout Apr 05, 2021, 08:21 am A voter cast his ballot at a polling station at Seoul Station in central Seoul on the first day of the two-day early voting period ahead of the April 7 by-elections on April 2, 2021./ Photographed by Jung Jae-hoon AsiaToday reporters Jeong Geum-min & Lee Yoo-jin With two days left before the April 7 by-elections, both the ruling Democratic Party (DP) and the main opposition People Power Party (PPP) claimed that the highest-ever early voting turnout of 20.54 percent would work to their advantages. However, experts say it remains to be seen how the high turnout will work for each party, and the last remaining variable is how many supporters each party could actually lead to the polling stations. ....
Rival parties divided on high early voting turnout asiatoday.co.kr - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from asiatoday.co.kr Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.