<Anchor> As
controversy grew over the government policy that students must have a certificate of vaccination or negative confirmation even when they go to a private academy from early next year, the quarantine authorities said they would come up with an improvement plan by February next year. Authorities added that youth vaccination is still necessary.
Next is reporter Park Jae-hyun.
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[Stop, stop!]
A parent group rally was held against the youth quarantine pass in front of the Ministry of Education.
[Tak Eun-kyung/CEO of Songdo Cham Education Parents’ Solidarity: Trying to enforce the youth vaccine pass while closing your ears to the voices of students and parents suffering from various side effects… .]
A third high school student decided to file a constitutional complaint tomorrow (10th) saying that the government is violating the right to learn.
[Yang Dae-rim / 3rd grade in high school: It is difficult to see that there is a significant difference enough to apply different standards in terms of the possibility of corona transmission between schools and private institutes.]
From February next year, teenagers will also be subject to the quarantine pass, so if you want to use the facilities with the pass, A certificate of completion of vaccination or a negative confirmation within 48 hours is required.
They claim that private institutes, reading rooms, and study cafes are also included in the quarantine pass facilities to force youth vaccination.
The quarantine authorities promised, "We will collect the opinions of students and parents and make an improvement plan before implementing the youth quarantine pass."
We also decided to establish exception criteria for those with underlying medical conditions.
Still, he strongly recommended vaccination, saying that participation of children and adolescents is essential to prevent the spread of Corona.
[Jeong Eun-kyung/Director of the Korea Centers for Disease Control and Prevention: 96% of infection prevention effect was confirmed during vaccination for 12-17 year olds, and serious adverse reactions were very rare, so the effectiveness and completeness of the vaccine were confirmed.]
12-17 years old confirmed 99.8 % were unvaccinated, and after vaccination, the prevention of severe seriousness and death was 100%, the quarantine authorities explained.
(Video coverage: Kim Gyun-jong, Kim Min-cheol, video editing: Jeon Min-gyu)
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