President Moon Jae-in announced on the 2nd that he would complete the first dose of the COVID-19 vaccine for 36 million people before the Chuseok (September 21) holiday.
President Moon Jae-in said, “I will do my best to speed up the vaccination process,” during a meeting of chiefs and aides at the Blue House on the same day. “Tomorrow, the first dose will exceed 20 million people,” President Moon said. The plan to complete the first vaccination for 36 million people by September is progressing without any setbacks,” he said. He continued, “There is uncertainty in the global supply of vaccines, but the quantity of vaccines for inoculation in August and September will be introduced without any setback,” he said. did.
President Moon said that the world is having a hard time curbing the spread of COVID-19 due to the successive appearances of mutated viruses. President Moon said, “I thought a vaccine would be the solution, but a different pattern is emerging.” “Countries leading the way in vaccination also increase the spread as soon as they relax their quarantine measures, and the number of confirmed cases among those vaccinated is also increasing,” said President Moon. We are strengthening the quarantine line again,” he explained. Although mutated viruses may continue to occur, President Moon said, “What is clear now is that even if a vaccine does not prevent infection, it greatly reduces the seriousness and fatality rate, so vaccination is absolutely necessary. It is the fact that we can contain the spread of the corona virus only if we go out,” he said. While emphasizing the need for vaccination, it did not mention ‘achievement of herd immunity’ through vaccination.
Although the number of daily confirmed cases of COVID-19 has risen to around 1,000 for the 27th day as of today, President Moon said that Korea’s COVID-19 fatality rate is very low thanks to the excellence of ‘K-Quarantine’, which “quickly detects and treats quickly.” The fatality rate of COVID-19 in Korea is 1%. President Moon said, “As the merits of K-Quarantine are working unwaveringly and vaccinations for high-risk groups such as the elderly have been completed, Korea is showing the lowest fatality rate in the world. I will protect Based on that foundation, we will do everything we can to stop the spread of Corona and turn the situation around as soon as possible.” This is interpreted as meaning that the top priority will be to reduce the number of deaths in response to COVID-19. In response, a key official of the Blue House said, “The purpose is to protect the lives of the people while continuing to make efforts to reverse the situation by reducing the number of confirmed cases.”
President Moon said, “My heart is very heavy at the situation where people can’t even enjoy the vacation they’ve been waiting for.” President Moon was originally scheduled to take a vacation this week, but it was postponed due to the fourth wave of COVID-19. A key official at the Blue House said, “The current increase is showing a slowing trend, but it is difficult to confirm that it has turned into a clear decline.” We will determine the phase of distancing by looking at the trends this week and analyzing the pattern of the epidemic,” he said.
Meanwhile, President Moon introduced the Sports Basic Law to be promulgated at the Cabinet meeting on the 3rd after cheering for the Korean athletes participating in the Tokyo Olympics. “Sports is a basic right to enjoy freely and equally without being discriminated against or excluded for any reason, such as nationality, gender, race, status, economic situation or physical condition,” said President Moon. Please promote effective policies that support the Basic Law on Sports from various angles so that we can contribute to a healthy and happy life.”
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