SEOUL, March 29 (Korea Bizwire) — As the development of the so-called low dead space (LDS) syringes increased the maximum number of shots a vial of Pfizer Inc.’s COVID-19 vaccine can provide to seven from six, South Korean medical institutions are mired in disputes over who is eligible for the remaining vaccine doses. The Seoul [...]
SEOUL, April 17 (Korea Bizwire) — The Central Disaster and Safety Countermeasures Headquarters announced plans for a new cheering campaign for medical staff fighting on the frontlines against the coronavirus, an initiative that was scheduled to being on Thursday. The campaign, titled the ‘Thanks to You Challenge’, aims to thank the medical staff leading the [...]
SEOUL, Jan. 12 (Korea Bizwire) – The Ministry of Health and Welfare announced Wednesday that it is preparing voluntary guidelines for medical practitioners to simplify their attire, a measure that it believes will help to prevent the spread of infection. The ministry and the Korean Society for Healthcare-associated Infection Control Prevention have recently prepared a [...]
SEOUL, South Korea, Aug 30 (Korea Bizwire) – KT announced on August 29 that 26 medical staffers from Kazakhstan visited its Advanced Institute of Technology on the previous day to learn about KT’s health care service, as well as Korea’s next-generation medical technology that combines information and communications technology. The medical team from Kazakhstan has visited [...]