References related to COVID-19 will not be present

At the personnel hearing

References related to COVID-19 vaccine will not be present at the personnel hearing

As the personnel hearing of candidate Kwon Deok-cheol of the MOHW took place in the morning of today (22), the adoption of references such as CEOs of Pfizer and AstraZeneca for inquiries related to COVID-19 vaccine was finally broken due to disagreement between the ruling party and the opposition party of the National Assembly Health and Welfare Committee.

 

The opposition party requested the attendance of the CEO of the Korean subsidiary, a vaccine developer, for questions related to domestic supply and demand plans, vaccination timing, safety and effectiveness from the COVID-19 vaccine purchase contract, but the ruling party was reportedly rejected because it had no direct connection with the candidate personnel verification.

 

According to the National Assembly's Health and Welfare Committee, Chairman Kim Min-seok, Sung-ju Kim, secretary of Democratic Party of Korea, and Ki-yoon Kang, secretary of People Power Party did not reach a mutual agreement on the adoption of witnesses and reference for candidate Kwon Deok-cheol's personnel hearing.

 

As the agreement between the two parties has broken down, as a result, the hearing will be held without witnesses or reference members present.

 

The hearing of the candidate for the MOHW is actually COVID-19 vaccine hearing.

 

The People Power Party applied for CEO of Pfizer Korea/AZ Korea as reference at the personnel hearing.

 

The intention is to inquire about the current issues such as the purchase contract process, domestic supply plan, supply and demand quantity, and actual vaccination timing to the CEO of the Korean subsidiary of COVID-19 vaccine developer with the candidate of the MOHW.

 

The Democratic Party of Korea refused to adopt a reference by the opposition because it was not directly related to the candidate's hearing.

 

Since the introduction of COVID-19 vaccine has already been confirmed and the government is facing additional contracts in addition to products that have completed a purchase contract, such as AstraZeneca, if unnecessary controversy arises at the personnel hearing hall, it may negatively affect additional purchase contracts and negotiations with global pharmaceutical companies.

 

The People Power Party has consistently raised criticism that domestic supply and demand for COVID-19 vaccines is too late.

 

Accordingly, the Democratic Party of Korea has announced its position that COVID-19 quarantine should not be contested.

 

An official from the opposition party's office of the Welfare Committee said, "COVID-19 vaccine-related inquiries are a key issue for candidate Kwon Deok-cheol's personnel hearing.

 

Many members of the opposition party applied for the CEO of Pfizer/AstraZeneca as a reference." "The Democratic Party of Korea unilaterally refused to adopt the reference, and it failed," he explained.

 

An official from the ruling party's office of the Welfare Committee pointed out that "application for a reference person related to COVID-19 vaccine is not related to the personnel hearing of the Minister of Welfare or Candidate Deok-cheol Kwon.

 

Since there are no witnesses or reference persons agreed between the ruling party and the opposition party, this hearing will proceed without interrogation."