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I looked at who got this many, it was spreading rapidly among people who had not yet been vaccinated or had only been vaccinated once. There were a lot of patients in their 20s and 30s who were late in the vaccination sequence, but fortunately, the number of patients with severe symptoms is decreasing.



Next is reporter Kim Deok-hyun.



<Reporter> The



4th pandemic started in the metropolitan area two months ago as the amount of travel during summer vacation increased significantly.



The amount of travel during the Chuseok holiday also increased significantly, reaching the level at the beginning of the 4th pandemic.



Compared to the weekend before the holiday, it is twice the level.



In particular, about 9 out of 10 confirmed cases over the age of 18 that have emerged in the past two weeks are those who have not completed vaccination, and half of them are young people in their 20s and 30s who have been pushed back from vaccination priorities.



People in their 20s and 30s are more active and have a higher risk of infection than other age groups, but the low level of 30% of those who completed the vaccination, who showed a high prevention effect even with delta mutation, became a risk factor.



The average daily infection rate per 100,000 people during this holiday period was the highest with 6.6 in their 20s, followed by those in their 30s with 5.4.



Fortunately, the severity and fatality rate are steadily declining.



Vaccination lowers the risk of getting severe even if you become infected with the coronavirus, even lower when you are vaccinated.



[Choi Jae-wook/Professor of Preventive Medicine, Korea University College of Medicine: Even if a breakthrough infection occurs, compared to those who have not been vaccinated, there are very few people who have been vaccinated who are seriously ill and die…

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government said that even if 2,500 to 3,000 people are infected per day, hospital beds will be sufficient for at least two weeks.



However, if the current outbreak continues for more than two weeks, measures such as the provision of additional beds may be necessary.



In the end, effective response is possible only if the inoculation completion rate, which is less than 45%, needs to be raised as soon as possible.



(Video editing: Hwang Ji-young, CG: Kang Kyung-rim, Seo Seung-hyun, Shim Soo-hyun)