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Health and Welfare Minister Kwon Deok-cheol at Sejong Government Complex on Day 1 attended the 1st meeting of “Private Government Vaccine Introduction Management Task Force TF” and all are speaking. Sejong = Yonhap News
Amid a lack of fluid supply and demand for a new vaccine against coronavirus infection (Corona 19), the number of confirmed cases skyrocketed to 500 every day, and quarantine authorities began preparing measures. At the peak of the 3rd pandemic, even when the number of confirmed cases per day exceeds 1,000, we talked about the introduction of a self-diagnosis kit, which was negative because “the precision is low”, followed by a pan-governmental task. force (TF) to introduce the vaccine. The government, which has not been quarantined or vaccinated, is very hot.
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the Ministry of Commerce and Industry formed a TF to introduce a pan-government vaccine
The Ministry of Health and Welfare said on day 1: “For the vaccination with the corona 19 vaccine to develop without problems, the supply and demand of vaccines is of the utmost importance.”
The Ministry of Health and Welfare (in charge of introducing the vaccine), the Korea Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (practical support), the Ministry of Food and Drug Safety (immediate approval and shipment approval), as well as the Ministry of Commerce, Industry and Energy (support for the supply and demand of materials) and the Ministry of Foreign Relations (support for international cooperation) will participate. The head of the TF team is the Minister of Welfare. Within the FT framework, there is a working-level support group headed by the head of the Department of Health and Medical Policy of the Ministry of Health and Welfare so that the supply and demand situation for vaccines can be quickly monitored and responded to. . To support the FT, the ‘Vaccine Introduction Secretariat’ was established within the Accident Control Headquarters (heavy water version).
Even the ‘self-test kit’ that was said to be inaccurate
In addition, to deal with the dangerous quarantine situation, the quarantine countermeasures headquarters (Bang Dae-bon) presented a business card of the self-test kit that day. “There is a need to expand diagnostic testing in preparation for the prolonged corona 19 and pandemic,” said Kwon Joon-wook, head of the second vice president. “We will discuss how to use the self-test kits in quarantine medical supplies.” committee of device specialists held on the 2nd “.
It takes about 15 minutes for the self-test kit to check the result by collecting a sample itself to check for infection. It is much simpler and faster than the PCR test done in a temporary screening lab or hospital, it usually takes about half a day to get a result. However, the self-test kit is only up to 85% accurate. It is also difficult for non-medical personnel to perform a self-test. That is why quarantine authorities have not been positive about the introduction of self-test kits.
Vaccines are scarce and the 3rd pandemic is reproliferating.
The reason the government established a pan-government FT and even reviewed the introduction of self-test kits is because the situation is deteriorating day by day. Korea aimed to inoculate 12 million people in the first half of the year, but the supply and demand for vaccines to serve these people was unstable, so the situation of using the second dose of the AstraZeneca vaccine was changed first. If the war to secure a global corona 19 vaccine escalates, the supply and demand for vaccines may become more difficult in the future. There are also concerns that the goal of “building herd immunity in November” will be difficult to achieve if it continues as is.
The same goes for the introduction of a self-test kit. At 0 o’clock today, the number of new confirmed cases was 551, the highest in 41 days. The “concern” about the reappearance of the 3rd pandemic is turning into “probability”. In particular, the non-metropolitan area, which has been relatively good so far, is unusual. As the number of confirmed cases continued to rise, some local governments, such as Busan, Gyeongnam Jinju, and Geoje, raised their own social distancing to the second stage. Deputy CEO Kwon said: “Infections adopt a variety of patterns, so it is impossible to clearly define a specific group leading the outbreak. In this situation, simplicity and accessibility need to be considered beyond accuracy and precision. “.
“Introduction of vaccines, president, not TF”
Expert evaluations are mixed. It is natural that the launch of TF trans-ministerial vaccine introduction is natural, as it is necessary to engage in an all-out war against vaccine introduction, but some point out that the president, not the ministerial level, should come forward. . Kim Woo-joo, professor of infectious medicine at Korea University Guro Hospital, criticized that “it is just an administration for show. In the current situation, it will not be any different unless the president himself comes out and buys a vaccine.”
There is also a concern that self-test kits may cause confusion due to inaccurate diagnosis. Joong-sik Um, professor of infectious medicine at Gachon University Gil Hospital, noted that “the accuracy is low, and if a false negative result is obtained, problems can arise.” On the other hand, some argued that the weight was placed on speed rather than precision. It means that frequent testing at home, school, and kindergarten can help prevent infection. Eun-mi Chun, a professor of respiratory medicine at Ewha Women’s University Mokdong Hospital, said, “Even if it is uncomfortable at first, it is so simple that anyone can use it if they get used to it.”
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