SEOUL, Mar. 11 (Korea Bizwire) – A South Korean court has dismissed a lawsuit filed by the family of an elderly woman who died shortly after receiving a COVID-19 vaccine, ruling that compensation from the government is limited to side effects with a medically recognized causal relationship. The Seoul Administrative Court ruled against the plaintiff, identified [...]
SEOUL, Nov. 7 (Korea Bizwire) – A recent study has revealed that approximately 8 out of 10 parents hold a negative attitude towards COVID-19 vaccination for their children. Conducted by a research team led by professor Shin Ju-young from Sungkyunkwan University’s School of Pharmacy, the study surveyed 3,011 parents with children between the ages of five [...]
SEOUL, Oct. 30 (Korea Bizwire) — The government plans to complete nationwide inoculations of cattle by Nov. 10, officials said Monday, as health authorities were struggling to prevent the spread of lumpy skin disease (LSD). South Korea has distributed vaccines for 2.43 million cattle so far, with an additional batch of 2.1 million doses set [...]
CHEONGJU, Oct. 20 (Korea Bizwire) – A warning has been issued that the so-called ‘twindemic,’ which refers to the concurrent occurrence of both the flu and COVID-19, is expected to start next month. Health professionals recommend that to stay healthy during the winter season and reduce the risk of infectious diseases, it is important to establish immunity [...]
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SEOUL, Nov. 17 (Korea Bizwire) — Despite the government’s recommendation to get a booster shot to minimize the risk of another wave of the pandemic in the winter, South Koreans remain skeptical, a survey showed Wednesday. Local pollster Hankook Research conducted a nationwide survey of 1,000 men and women over 18 years of age, in [...]
SEOUL, Nov. 3 (Korea Bizwire) — The inoculation rate for the new COVID-19 vaccines remains low due to widespread mistrust among the public. The Korea Disease Control and Prevention Agency (KDCA) reported that the inoculation rate for the new vaccine stood at around 1 percent as of Oct. 28. The rate for seniors over 60 [...]
SEOUL, Sept. 8 (Korea Bizwire) — Close to one-third of South Koreans do not wish to receive an additional shot of the COVID-19 vaccine, even if the next wave of a pandemic is coming, a poll showed Wednesday. A research team from Korea University conducted a nationwide survey of 1,500 men and women over 19 [...]
SEOUL, March 14 (Korea Bizwire) — The government will begin vaccinating children aged 5-11 against COVID-19 late this month, Interior Minister Jeon Hae-cheol said Monday. The safety of COVID-19 vaccines for children has been sufficiently proven abroad while COVID-19 patients aged 11 or under have surpassed 15 percent of all cases in the country, Jeon [...]
SEOUL, Feb. 10 (Korea Bizwire) — Several male recipients of the COVID-19 vaccine are struggling with severe hair loss. A 23-year-old man surnamed Ahn, began experiencing hair loss two weeks after being vaccinated with the second dose of the COVID-19 vaccine by Moderna Inc. last October. The hair loss continued, and after two weeks, his [...]