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Why Korea’s vaccination rate remains low despite surge in flu patients Asia News Network (ANN) is the leading regional alliance of news titles striving to bring the region closer, through an active sharing of editorial content on happenings in the region. ....
The number of suspected influenza cases in South Korea has surged to a five-year high, but the immunization rate has remained relatively unchanged. The rate of patients showing symptoms suggestive of influenza per 1,000 outpatients for the second week of December stood at 61.3 – the highest figure since 2019, according to the Korea Disease Control and Prevention Agency. The immunization rate as of Dec. 15, howe. ....
Korea announced it will stop classifying COVID-19 as a health crisis, lifting almost all pandemic-related restrictions next month, including mandatory isolation, and treat the disease as an endemic. Placing the contagious disease in the endemic category means its presence has become more predictable and manageable much like seasonal influenza. ....