On the 29th of last month, President Moon Jae-in presided over the Ministerial Meeting for the People’s Livelihood. Provided by the Blue HouseOn the 2nd, President Moon Jae-in said, “I thought a vaccine would be the solution, but a different aspect is appearing than expected.”
President Moon Jae-in said at a meeting of senior and aides at the Blue House on the same day, “Corona is getting stronger. The number of confirmed cases worldwide has been increasing for the fifth week in a row due to the spread of the highly contagious delta mutant virus.”
President Moon continued, “There are still many things that humanity does not know about Corona. We do not know how far the mutation will go,” Moon said. The only way to contain the spread of the corona virus is when vaccination and appropriate quarantine measures are carried out in parallel,” he said.
In other words, even if the vaccine is given, there is a risk of a ‘breakthrough infection’ because the virus cannot be completely blocked, but it reduces the seriousness and fatality rate.
High school seniors wait for vaccinations in Haenuri Town, Yangcheon-gu, Seoul on the 19th of last month. photo co-op foundationNevertheless, President Moon said, “Even at this moment, the excellence of K-Quarantine, which ‘quickly detects and treats quickly’, is being fully demonstrated in the field. Upon completion, our country has the lowest fatality rate in the world,” he reassured the public.
Regarding the vaccination, President Moon said, “Tomorrow (the 3rd), the first vaccination will exceed 20 million people. We want to advance our goal and achieve our goal before the Chuseok holiday,” he said. With advance reservations starting next week for over 17 million people in their 20s to 40s, President Moon said, “It is difficult to complete reservations on a large scale and in a short period of time. We will do our best to improve the reservation system to ensure fair vaccination opportunities while reducing inconvenience through 10-part reservations.”
In addition, he said, “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. requested
Reporter Hwang Jin-hwanAs the 4th week of quarantine in the metropolitan area enters its fourth week, President Moon expressed his gratitude to the people for their cooperation in quarantine and said, “Thanks to the quarantine staff, medical staff, and front-line officials who are doing their best despite accumulated fatigue and heatwave. can’t say,” he said.
On the other hand, President Moon encouraged the national athletes who are doing well in the Tokyo Olympics and said, “I hope that it will serve as an opportunity for our social sports awareness and culture to mature one step further.” said.
