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As the weekend passed, the number of new confirmed cases reached 260,000, an increase of more than 130,000 from the previous day.

Still, the number of severe cases and deaths is gradually decreasing, but the government said that it is rapidly supplying medicines for high-risk groups and is also reviewing plans for additional vaccinations in preparation for a new coronavirus this fall and winter.



Reporter Park Jae-hyun reports.



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36.8% of the 9,000 deaths in Korea over the past five weeks have died in nursing homes and facilities.



However, 80.4% of the oral medications were prescribed to home care workers, not them.



The pharmacies in charge ran out of treatment with just a prescription from a home healer.



[Pharmacist in charge of taking medicines (22nd of last month): Some people call each pharmacy after receiving a prescription.

Not here, but to other areas (sometimes go there.)]



The government has decided to first supply edible medicines to local health centers, and then increase prescriptions in nursing hospitals and facilities through public health centers.



It is also important that the medical staff of the nursing hospital do not hesitate to prescribe medications for fear of side effects.



[Convalescent hospital worker: (medical staff in the hospital) take the wrong medicine and have side effects, only the hospital will take over the hospital, but how do you prescribe this medicine (there is a burden)]



Vaccination seems to continue this year.



The government said, "We are reviewing the vaccination plan in preparation for a possible re-infection this fall and winter."



Expanding the 4th dose to the general public is not being considered, but depending on whether a new mutation is introduced, a booster dose may be required for high-risk groups.



If a new mutation is introduced, the vaccine currently being introduced by the government may be less effective.



A government official said, "We are not in a hurry to introduce 140 million doses of vaccine this year, which we have already signed a contract with."



(Video coverage: Tae-ho Yoon, CG: Kim Jong-un)



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