SEOUL, Aug. 10 (Korea Bizwire) — Social service agents, frequently engaging in physical contact with visitors at public offices, have been excluded from a priority vaccination list, raising controversy over discrimination. A majority of agents have yet to receive COVID-19 vaccines despite the high risk of infection as they meet with customers on a daily [...]
SEOUL, Aug. 7 (Korea Bizwire) — North Korea could, in theory, give its entire population a single COVID-19 vaccine shot in less than 10 days if given time to ensure the integrity of its cold chain and make other preparations, a U.S. website monitoring the reclusive state has said. In an article on the North’s [...]
SEOUL, Aug. 6 (Korea Bizwire) – A nursing assistant who suffered paralysis following vaccination for the coronavirus was recognized as a victim of industrial disaster Friday in the first such case in South Korea. The state-run Korea Workers’ Compensation & Welfare Service, under the Ministry of Employment and Labor, concluded that the nursing assistant should [...]
SEOUL, Aug. 4 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea’s government on Wednesday urged all foreigners staying long-term here to get COVID-19 vaccine shots as soon as possible, saying they are treated the same as South Korean nationals when it comes to the vaccination process. The announcement jointly made by the Korea Immigration Service under the Ministry [...]
SEOUL, July 9 (Korea Bizwire) — The Korea Disease Control and Prevention Agency’s vaccination response team has signed a business agreement with the Korea Smart Healthcare Association and local IT firm Simplatform Co. to launch a pilot program for safe and efficient vaccine storage and management at medical institutions. Under the agreement, authorities will monitor [...]
SEOUL, June 29 (Korea Bizwire) — A vaccination program appears to have drawn applicants for a mock test for the college entrance exam, a major education company said Tuesday. According to Jongro Haneul Education Corp., a leading private education institution, a September mock test for the College Scholastic Ability Test (CSAT) attracted nearly eight times [...]
SEOUL, June 17 (Korea Bizwire) — Only 30 percent of homeless people in South Korea have been vaccinated for COVID-19, a homeless rights group said Wednesday. Homeless Action conducted a survey of 101 homeless people at major subway stations, 70.3 percent (71 people) of whom said they had not received the first dose of coronavirus [...]
SEOUL, June 16 (Korea Bizwire) — From free tickets to discounted travel, and to advantages in hiring, local governments are offering various incentives to encourage people to get vaccinated against COVID-19. As of Tuesday, 25.7 percent of South Koreans have received their first dose of a vaccine and 6.8 percent have been fully vaccinated, health [...]
SEOUL, June 8 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea will provide certification stickers to vaccinated people aged 65 and over to help them prove their COVID-19 vaccination status in addition to their paper and electronic records, the health authority said Tuesday. The Korea Disease Control and Prevention Agency (KDCA) issues vaccination records in the form of [...]
SEOUL, June 6 (Korea Bizwire) — Kim Ji-woo (alias), a 36-year-old office worker, found herself near the end of the line to get a COVID-19 vaccine, as she is not among the groups that are prioritized in the country’s nationwide inoculation plan. But she learned that the newly-launched “leftover” vaccine booking system was a way [...]