Stop the politicization of COVID-19!

Cheongwadae reveals history of vaccine actions by President Moon

Spokesman Kang Min-seok "Some media and opposition parties distort facts to amplify public distrust"

Cheongwadae directly refuted criticism from some media and opposition parties that President Moon Jae-in and the government coping with the lack of efforts to secure COVID-19 vaccine supplies.

 

Since last April, President Moon's instructions regarding securing the corona vaccine have been disclosed, and a strong appeal to stop the political issue of quarantine and vaccines was also included.

 

On the 22nd, Cheong-Wadae spokesman Kang Min-seok said, "The opposition party and the media are exaggerating and distorting as if President Moon didn't care about securing the vaccine, increasing public distrust.

 

We hope this will stop the politicization of vaccines,” he said.

 

This is a direct refutation of the situation that some media recently reported with the title of ``reproaching the staff belatedly'' over securing the quantity of corona vaccine, and criticizing opposition parties.

 

Spokesman Kang said, "President Moon instructed at the staff meeting on the 30th of last month to'secure excess supplies and do not think roughly.'" "On this day, President Moon Jae-in twice said to secure enough, and this was not the first time in November," he said.

 

"Some media said that President Moon did not accept the expert's direct vaccination on February 2, but it was January 20 that the first coronavirus confirmed in Korea." He pointed out, "It is said that he refused to speak directly in June, but it is not true as a result of confirming the minutes of the meeting." According to spokesman Kang, President Moon visited Institut Pasteur Korea in Seongnam City on April 9 and presided over the'Joint Meeting for Corona Treatment and Vaccine Development Industry-Academic Cooperation.

 

At the meeting that day, President Moon pledged, "We will definitely help in the development of treatments and vaccines." On that day, President Moon promised to invest 210 billion won in vaccine development and will stockpile the developed treatment and vaccine (even when the corona is over).” On April 10, President Moon made a phone call with Chairman Bill Gates (Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation) and agreed to expand cooperation in the development of a COVID-19 vaccine and treatment.

 

In May, after the call, the Gates Foundation supported SK Biosciences with $3.6 million in vaccine development.

 

This month, it will select a target of 10 million dollars.

 

On April 12, under the direction of President Moon, a pan-governmental support group for the development of a vaccine for corona treatment was formed and is still in operation.

 

Two days later, at the State Council meeting (April 14), President Moon stressed to the State Council members that "we should use it as an opportunity to increase the level of biopharmaceuticals within the speed of vaccine and treatment development." At the meeting of the chief and advisors on July 20, he said, "The launch of the Smart Korea Fund will play a role in supporting vaccines and treatments." The next day, at an internal meeting, it was reported that SK Bioscience had decided to commission AstraZeneca vaccine.

 

And he urged "supply enough supplies." At a Cabinet meeting on September 8th, President Moon encouraged the development of vaccines and treatments in line with the promotion of the KCDA and ordered "to increase the response to infectious diseases through the establishment of the National Institute of Infectious Diseases under the National Institute of Health and support for vaccine development." At the internal staff meeting on the 15th of the same month, after checking the corona vaccine situation, he instructed "to secure a sufficient amount of vaccine through Kovax and global pharmaceutical companies." The COVAX Facility is a multinational organization for the supply of Corona 19 vaccines.

 

On October 15, President Moon visited SK Bioscience, a corona vaccine development company, to check the development status and encouraged it.

 

President Moon said, “I will not spare support until the end, until it is definitely successful.

 

SK Bioscience is in consultation with global vaccine companies such as AstraZeneca and Novavax.

 

It will be a great force in securing.” He also encouraged, "Even if another country develops first, even if the corona passes, develop until the end for vaccine sovereignty.

 

Be sure to end it." President Moon attended a bio industry event held at Yonsei University International Campus on the 18th of last month and said, "We will show progress in the development of vaccines and treatments, and will introduce antibody treatments and plasma treatments to the market as soon as possible from the end of this year." On the 24th of the same month, at an internal staff meeting, President Moon ordered, "The question of vaccine safety should be based on science and medicine, unless we are careless in the delivery process.

 

Do our best to secure it." On the 8th, President Moon instructed Hong Nam-ki to provide support for securing additional vaccine supplies even if there is a financial burden at a meeting with the deputy prime minister for economic affairs and Minister of Economy and Finance.

 

Spokesman Kang said, "It is a brief summary of the president's vaccination-related actions." He explained, "Because of the presidential order, the government has provided a budget of 218.6 billion won (including the third additional KRW 1936 billion) to secure vaccines.

 

In addition, it has secured 4 million overseas vaccines." He said, "As the President mentioned at the invitational meeting of the fifth part, it is inevitable for the producing country that provided financial and administrative support to the vaccine to inoculate its country first.

 

The vaccination time is also planned to be accelerated with the best efforts." He said, "Because children and adolescents were not subject to vaccine clinical trials, please pay attention to the opinions of experts that 4,400 is a vaccine for the entire population." He said, "The government is making every effort to secure additional quantities and shorten the vaccination period."