Regarding the flu vaccine vaccination issue, Prime Minister Jeong Sye-gyun said, "We will start vaccinating elderly people aged 62 to 69 as scheduled in honor of the scientific judgment of experts."
Prime Minister Chung said in a remark at the Corona 19 Central Disaster and Safety Countermeasure Headquarters meeting held at the Seoul Government Complex today (25th), saying, "I urge the public to continue to participate in vaccinations according to the government's decision, trusting the judgment of experts." It.
The Korea Centers for Disease Control and Prevention recently held a meeting of the Vaccination Specialist Committee for two days from the 23rd as the number of deaths after vaccination increased.
As a result of reviewing the cause of death, the Committee concluded that it was not a step to consider discontinuing the national vaccination project due to the low causal relationship with vaccination.
Prime Minister Jeong dictated, "The Korean Disease Service should strengthen communication so that the public does not feel excessive anxiety."
Meanwhile, Prime Minister Chung said, "The Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs, the Ministry of Environment and the local governments are alert about the outbreak of highly pathogenic avian influenza (AI) in wild birds in Cheonan, Chungcheongnam-do, and ask for quarantine measures to prevent AI from spreading to farms." Emphasized.
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