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Today (23rd) President Moon Jae-in and his wife got the Corona 19 vaccine.
President Moon, who received the controversial AstraZeneca vaccine, said there was no problem at all and emphasized that the vaccination rate should be increased to recover daily life.
This is Park Won-kyung.
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This morning, President Moon Jae-in and Kim Jeong-sook visited the Jongno-gu Health Center in Seoul.
After the examination, I received the first dose of AstraZeneca vaccine.
[President Moon Jae-in: It hurts less than the flu shot.]
[President Moon Jae-in: No problem at all...]
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Then, 10 people, including Mrs. Kim and Seo Hoon, head of the National Security Office, also completed vaccination.
In order to attend the G7 Summit, 7 major countries, which will be held in the UK this coming June, the vaccination has been received in accordance with the immunization procedure for essential-purpose departing travelers.
President Moon is 68 years old this year, and Mrs. Kim is 66 years old. Today is also the day when the AstraZeneca vaccination for people 65 years of age or older began.
After staying at the public health center for 30 minutes to check for adverse reactions, President Moon returned to the Blue House to preside over the meeting.
Blue House spokesman Kang Min-seok said, "President Moon is in a comfortable state after vaccination."
An official at the Blue House said, "President Moon's will is not to have any doubts about the safety and to get the vaccination when it is in order."
It is known that the second vaccination of the Moon couple will take place around mid-May.
(Video coverage: Cho Jung-young·First work, video editing: Kim Jong-mi)
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