SEOUL, June 2 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korean movie theaters said Wednesday that they have started a program to give price discounts to vaccinated people for this month as part of marketing strategies to fill virus-hit empty cinemas. Under the one-month campaign starting Tuesday, those who have received at least one shot of COVID-19 vaccines [...]
SEOUL, May 31 (Korea Bizwire) — With coronavirus vaccinations restarting in South Korea, netizens are looking up articles and posts by vaccine recipients to better understand the vaccines and for reassurance. These online articles by vaccine recipients talk about the type of vaccine, physical status such as age and health conditions, post-inoculation symptoms, and the [...]
SEOUL, May 31 (Korea Bizwire) — Nearly seven out of 10 South Koreans are willing to take vaccine shots to combat the coronavirus, a poll showed Monday. According to the survey conducted from April 25-27 jointly by the Central Disaster and Safety Countermeasures Headquarters and the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism, 69.2 percent of [...]
SEOUL, May 27 (Korea Bizwire) — U.S. Forces Korea (USFK) said Thursday it will begin allowing fully vaccinated members to visit bars and clubs this week outside the Seoul metropolitan area. The move that will be effective from Friday comes as about 75 percent of the USFK-affiliated population has been vaccinated so far since its [...]
SEOUL, May 26 (Korea Bizwire) — Coronavirus vaccines left over after people do not show up for inoculations will be available for anyone who wants to get vaccinated via online reservations starting later this week, health authorities said Wednesday. Starting on Thursday, people will be able to sign up to get the leftover doses through [...]
SEOUL, May 26 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea announced Wednesday that people who have received a first dose of a COVID-19 vaccine will no longer be required to wear masks outdoors starting in July, as part of incentives for those participating in the public vaccine campaign. The incentive program announced at a daily interagency coronavirus [...]
SEOUL, May 23 (Korea Bizwire) – South Korea, touted as one of most successful countries in containing the new coronavirus pandemic without lockdowns, is gearing up for its next step to emerge as a global vaccine hub, with four COVID-19 vaccines already being or set to be produced here. The country’s vision to become a [...]
WASHINGTON/SEOUL, May 22 (Korea Bizwire) — Samsung Biologics, a South Korean biopharmaceutical firm, signed a deal Saturday to manufacture Moderna’s COVID-19 vaccine at its local factory. Under the agreement, the biotech unit of Samsung Group will provide the U.S. drugmaker with contract manufacturing organization (CMO) services for its mRNA vaccine. It means that some of [...]
SEOUL, May 17 (Korea Bizwire) — The U.S. Forces Korea (USFK) has offered to provide part of its COVID-19 vaccines to the Korean government to help relieve the country’s vaccine shortage, government sources said Monday. USFK recently delivered its intention of providing around 13,000 doses of Johnson & Johnson (J&J) vaccines, and South Korean defense [...]
SEOUL, May 14 (Korea Bizwire) — The vast majority of healthcare workers in the Seoul area who have received COVID-19 vaccine shots have experienced side effects such as pain and fever. The Seoul Medical Association conducted a survey of 1,708 members, with 88.4 percent of those who had been vaccinated (1,704 people) indicating that they [...]