Kim Arin
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Despite record COVID-19 surge, Korea committed to return to ‘normal’Social affairsSept 28, 2021President Moon Jae-in’s top officials on Tuesday once again reiterated the administration’s commitment to beckon a return to normal next month, when 80 percent of the adult population is anticipated ... -
Korea says COVID-19 vaccination not as urgent for healthy kidsSocial affairsSept 27, 2021Korea said Monday that it would only “strongly recommend” COVID-19 vaccinations for children and teenagers if they are medically vulnerable, as it plans to roll out vaccinations for under-18s in late... -
Korea to take greater steps toward normal from OctoberSocial affairsSept 26, 2021South Korea will begin to move past restrictive COVID-19 measures and return to normality in about a month’s time, Prime Minister Kim Boo-kyum said Sunday. Speaking with provincial and municipal bro... -
‘Don’t come,’ rest of Korea tells holiday travelers from SeoulSocial affairsSept 17, 2021Most Koreans remain just partly vaccinated as the nation heads into Chuseok, for which many will have time off from Saturday to Wednesday. As Greater Seoul, which has been Korea’s COVID-19 epicenter... -
Almost 70% of Korea is at least partly vaccinated against COVID-19 -- now what?Social affairsSept 17, 2021South Korea is close to reaching its goal of having 70 percent of the population vaccinated with a first dose of a COVID-19 vaccine before Saturday, when this year’s Chuseok holiday begins. So what ... -
Korea cuts wait time until second AstraZeneca COVID-19 shot to four weeksSocial affairsSept 16, 2021South Korea is halving the minimum amount of time until a second dose of AstraZeneca’s COVID-19 vaccine to four weeks from eight weeks, in the hopes of accelerating the drive for full vaccination cov... -
Is Korea bending rules in vaccine sprint?Social affairsSept 15, 2021South Korea is close to reaching the COVID-19 vaccination milestone of a 70 percent first-dose rate sometime this week, more than six months since the campaign began on Feb. 26. By Tuesday’s end, 67 ... -
Rationing access to care remains elephant in the roomSocial affairsSept 14, 2021As South Korea readies for “a phased return to normal” later in the fall as more of its population is vaccinated, front-line doctors say there is an elephant in the room that is going unaddressed -- ... -
Korea to expand at-home COVID-19 care in ‘phased return to normal’Social affairsSept 12, 2021South Korea is seeking to have more patients with less severe COVID-19 symptoms stay home from now on in a push to shift toward a more relaxed pandemic response, buoyed by progress in vaccinations. ... -
Hospitals ‘forced to evict’ COVID-19 patients early to free up bedsSocial affairsSept 8, 2021Some hospitals in Korea have come forward in recent days saying they are being forced to move patients out of COVID-19 wards earlier than they should be in order to comply with government measures in... -
More Moderna arrivals prompt call for return to standard dosing intervalSocial affairsSept 7, 2021More than 1.3 million Moderna doses were added to Korea’s stockpile of COVID-19 vaccines on Tuesday, raising calls for switching back to a shorter dosing interval. Due to supply shortages in the sum... -
Korea’s race to vaccinate 70% of population with first dose nears finish lineSocial affairsSept 7, 2021The race for vaccinating 36 million people or 70 percent of the Korean population with one dose of a COVID-19 vaccine by Chuseok, beginning in less than two weeks, is nearing its end. By Monday’s end... -
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[From the scene] ‘Don’t give COVID-19 any chances’Social affairsSept 6, 2021 -
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[Us and Them] Lee Jun-seok and the rise of anti-feminismPoliticsSept 6, 2021At 36, Lee Jun-seok made history by becoming the youngest-ever leader of the main opposition People Power Party. His success has fanned hopes for significant changes in the political arena, but an ug... -
Moderna delays once again threaten Korea’s vaccine rolloutSocial affairsSept 1, 2021South Korea said Wednesday that any further delay in deliveries from Moderna could jeopardize the country’s goal to reach 70 percent first-shot rate by mid-September. The Korea Disease Control and P...
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