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S. Korea to Begin Inoculations This Week, Herd Immunity by Nov. in Question

S. Korea to Begin Inoculations This Week, Herd Immunity by Nov. in Question

SEOUL, Feb. 23 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea will begin its first inoculations against the novel coronavirus later this week, health authorities said Tuesday, adding it might not be able to achieve herd immunity by November. The Korea Disease Control and Prevention Agency (KDCA) said it will launch the free inoculation program with British-Swedish pharmaceutical [...]

Tests on 1,440 People Find Only 1 Has Coronavirus Antibodies in S. Korea

Tests on 1,440 People Find Only 1 Has Coronavirus Antibodies in S. Korea

SEOUL, Sept. 14 (Korea Bizwire) – Only one out of 1,440 people has antibodies for the new coronavirus in South Korea, a second round of antibody tests in the country showed Monday, reinforcing the notion that the nation’s aggressive containment efforts might have curbed the prevalence of the virus. The result also indicated that herd immunity, [...]