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delivered news yesterday (25th) that an army soldier who had been mowing grass was infected and died from the Hantavirus carried by rodents. (▶ [Exclusive] A soldier who died after removing the weeds… Possibility of'Hanta Virus')

Weeding itself was a task that the military would entrust to the private sector, and it is difficult to understand that the work was done the day after vaccination. .

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On August 11th and 12th, Private A, who died, worked on the mowing ministry.

The hantavirus vaccine was hit on the 10th, the day before.

It is a situation where you cannot expect any vaccine effect.

[Pharmaceutical company vaccine expert: Once hit, the antibody value (value) is not sufficiently generated. The

group also said that they were well aware of this fact, but explained that the forward vaccination time was uniformly set in two times in August and September because the Hantavirus was on the rise from late autumn. .

It is an explanation that the relevant regulations were followed and the virus outbreak was earlier than usual.

However, in times when you can't expect any vaccine effectiveness, it would be more common sense to refrain from doing field work such as mowing grass.

Moreover, ministries such as mowing, snow removal, and cleaning are the things that the military has promised for years to convert to civilian workforce in order to ensure the conditions for self-development of soldiers.

The military said that the private consignment is proceeding step by step, and said that next year, it will secure a separate budget to entrust the quarantine and quarantine of troops and training grounds to private specialized companies.

In addition, reinforced precautionary guidelines were issued to all units in front of them, such as minimizing skin exposure during outdoor activities and evacuating immediately when symptoms develop.

(Video editing: Seonghun Jung, CG: Hoeyoon Jung)