Jung Eun-kyung, the director of the Korea Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, who received additional vaccination for COVID-19, immediately consulted with residents who met at the hospital.



On the morning of the 19th, Commissioner Jeong visited Hana Hospital in Cheongju, a consignment medical institution for vaccination, and received an additional dose of Moderna vaccine.



After the vaccination, Director Jeong waited for a while in the adverse reaction observation area to answer questions from local residents who visited the hospital.



When an elderly man asked if he could receive the Corona 19 vaccine and flu vaccine after undergoing heart surgery, Commissioner Jeong said, "The flu is not likely to be very prevalent this year, but it may occur more than last year." Please give the two vaccines two weeks apart."



In addition, middle school students who came to receive the Corona 19 vaccine were asked to "take good care of it for about 3 days and do not exercise vigorously for about a week."



Commissioner Jeong later met with reporters and said, "I was anxious because I got the basic vaccination and my immunity goes down over time, but I feel more at ease when I receive the booster vaccination."



He said, "Because booster vaccination has an immune-enhancing effect, it can prevent infection or severe progression, and I think it is 'essential' rather than 'optional'. Please make sure to receive a booster vaccination before winter comes."



Regarding the recommendation of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID), Anthony Fauci, director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID), Director Chung said, "We will soon review whether or not to administer the booster vaccination to general adults in Korea." "In order to reduce the number of deaths or severe cases, we believe that it is necessary for adults to receive booster vaccinations as well," he said.



In response to a question about whether COVID-19 vaccination is routine, he said, "It has not been developed for a while, so it is necessary to review how much vaccination is needed to maintain stable immunity. The antibody titer (antibody value) is very high and there is a possibility that it will continue for a long time, but that period needs to be monitored more.”



Meanwhile, Commissioner Jeong met with the Corona 19 Vaccine Victims' Families Council (Kobaekhoe) outside the hospital and promised, "I will make a seat in Osong because it is difficult to hear the word on the street. I will do my best (to find out the cause)."



Commissioner Jeong received the first dose of AstraZeneca (AZ) vaccine on April 1, and completed the second dose with the same vaccine on April 30. 



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