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is a medical journalist Cho Dong-chan covering this.

Q. What are the characteristics of the Itaewon Club virus type?

[Cho Dong-chan / Medical journalist (specialist): Recent studies have shown that the C type, so the European corona19 virus type is more contagious and more severe. In Europe and the United States, there are some scholars who explain that many deaths have not yet been established orthodox because of the phylogenetic nature of the virus. Itaewon group infections have spread mainly from younger people, but we should be more careful not to move them to the elderly. Finding that the Itaewon group infectious virus is of European type through genetic analysis this time will help to predict and prepare for the future transmission pattern in Korea.]Q. Did 'Itaewon-derived group infection' start with foreign influx?

[Cho Dong-chan / Medical journalist (specialist): Quarantine of foreign immigrants, such as Europe and the United States, has been thorough, but it should be considered that it has not completely prevented the influx of viruses. Although there are some features of corona 19 that have many asymptomatic infections, it may be difficult to block foreign inflow, but it is necessary to check whether there are gaps that were unexpected, and if the asymptomatic patients are not able to quarantine the airport realistically, the accuracy may be slightly lower. Introducing an examination method that can be quickly diagnosed should also be considered.]

Q. Is it necessary to reorganize the countermeasures and vaccine development strategy?

[Cho Dong-chan / Medical journalist (specialist): Vaccine is designed to attack 'spike protein' that causes viruses to stick to cells. However, the spike protein is different in Asian and European types, and because some are different, there may be no difference in the effectiveness of the vaccine, but if this is a very important part, the effect may be different. If Koreans can be epidemic as well as Asians, drugs and vaccines should be designed so that they can be effective in all of them. Several research teams and pharmaceutical companies in Korea are also expected to prepare for this quickly.]    

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