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politics, controversy is growing over who will get the first AstraZeneca vaccine.

The opposition insisted that the president prove safety by becoming the first inoculation, and the ruling party confronted him not to raise public anxiety, asking if the president was the subject of the experiment.



Reporter Han Se-hyun reported this content.



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First of all, it was former Congressman Seung-min Yoo, the power of the people.



President Moon Jae-in insisted that the public should be vaccinated against the vaccine by becoming the first vaccination.



The Democratic Party immediately responded.



Rep. Chung Cheong-rae said, "Is the head of the state the subject of the experiment?"



[Shin Dong-geun/Democratic Party Supreme Member: It is an anti-social maneuver to amplify fear and spread anti-science.]



Then, the power of the people officially demanded the presidential vaccination at the leadership meeting and raised firepower.



[Ho-Young Joo/People's Strength Leader: President and other authorities in charge of the government first ask the people to get rid of vaccine anxiety.]



Ahn Cheol-soo, head of the National Assembly Party, argued that he would be right if the government allowed it. Jumped in.



Regarding some of the claims that the president should get the AstraZeneca vaccine first, a senior Blue House official said, "If there is national distrust, there is no reason to reject it, but there is no change in the situation at this time as the intent of vaccination is over 90% of the people." .



Director of the Korea Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Jung Eun-kyung gave a principle answer, "If necessary, the vaccination order can be adjusted."



[Jeong Eun-kyung/Director of the Korea Disease Control Center: If it is determined that it is necessary to inoculate (first) by celebrities or representatives of the health care field, such vaccination can be done anytime...

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are also criticisms that the ship is heading to the mountain as the political issue is focused on the political struggle that puts the blame on others rather than vaccination safety.



(Video coverage: Kim Heung-ki, Jung Sang-bo, Yang Hyun-cheol, Video editing: Kim Jin-won)