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Korea is delaying second Pfizer, Moderna shots -- is it safe?Social affairsJul 23, 2021Korea’s top health agency decided Friday to delay the second doses of Pfizer and Moderna COVID-19 vaccines by up to six weeks, deviating from the recommended protocol of a shorter time span, amid a t... -
Korea keeps wider Seoul under tight social distancing for another two weeksSocial affairsJul 23, 2021Seoul and nearby cities -- the epicenter of Korea’s current, largest wave of COVID-19 yet -- will stay under strict social distancing rules for another two weeks, health officials said Friday, as cas... -
Seoul presses Gangnam, Seocho and Yangcheon over jabs for hagwon teachers, othersSocial affairsJul 21, 2021“At the clinics, people must be able to present a proof of identity such as the alien registration card, and the names they provide onsite should also exactly match the names that are in the official... -
Pressure grows on Korea to extend intensive social distancingSocial affairsJul 21, 2021Korea saw a renewed one-day high of 1,784 cases of COVID-19 on Wednesday, with the majority of them coming from the Seoul area, as some experts call for tougher interventions to contain the spread. ... -
Korea’s recent outbreaks tied to ‘adult entertainment’ venues nationwideSocial affairsJul 19, 2021In most parts of a fourth wave-struck Korea, “adult entertainment” businesses were able to stay open until outbreaks forced closures. A third of about 200 cases detected this month so far on Jeju Is... -
Seoul says foreign teachers can get jabbed without prior reservationSocial affairsJul 19, 2021There are some 30 COVID-19 vaccination clinics around the city that handle administration of mRNA-type vaccines like those of Pfizer and Moderna. Their locations can be viewed on a virtual map at ma... -
Glitches put foreign teachers behind Korean colleagues in vaccine queueSocial affairsJul 18, 2021Some foreign teachers in Seoul and Gyeonggi Province say they were unable to book COVID-19 vaccine appointments at the same time as their South Korean colleagues, raising questions about discriminati... -
Can Korea move past ‘semi-lockdown’ on July 25?Social affairsJul 15, 2021South Korea is closer than ever to a lockdown in its second pandemic summer, as record-setting days of new COVID-19 cases continue for nearly a week on end. Korea counted 1,600 more cases Thursday, ... -
Korea pushes back COVID-19 vaccinations for 50-somethings amid shortagesSocial affairsJul 14, 2021South Korea said Wednesday COVID-19 vaccinations for people in their 50s will be pushed back to accommodate uncertain vaccine deliveries. The first-dose vaccinations of over 7 million people in thei... -
‘Vaccine hopes shattered’: First day of sign-up ends in disappointment for many KoreansSocial affairsJul 13, 2021Monday was a big day for 50-somethings in South Korea. The reservations for long-awaited COVID-19 vaccines finally opened up, to last until Saturday. Those who sign up would get their first doses of... -
‘Different wave, same problems’Social affairsJul 12, 2021South Korea’s front-line medical workers and experts say the way the fourth COVID-19 wave has unfolded here is largely a repeat of previous waves, and that the country has landed itself in a preventa... -
Record COVID-19 surge pushes Seoul to ‘toughest-ever’ social distancingSocial affairsJul 9, 2021Korea on Friday announced further restrictions to tame a record surge in COVID-19 cases from Monday onward, including a ban in the capital region on social gatherings of more than two people past 6 p... -
Korea delays stronger COVID-19 countermeasures despite record rise in casesSocial affairsJul 8, 2021South Korea once again delayed imposing stronger anti-COVID-19 measures, despite counting a record number of new COVID-19 cases Thursday. Korea’s highest one-day increase of 1,275 cases was announce... -
Korea officially in COVID-19 fourth waveSocial affairsJul 7, 2021The fourth wave of COVID-19 has hit Korea, the country’s top health officials said Wednesday. In the 24 hours ending Tuesday at midnight, Korea logged 1,212 new cases of COVID-19 -- the second highe... -
Vaccine-scarce Korea accepts Israel’s offer of Pfizer doses close to expirySocial affairsJul 6, 2021Korean health officials said Tuesday they have reached a deal with Israel to receive their offer of 700,000 doses of Pfizer’s COVID-19 vaccine that are due to expire shortly, in exchange for a fresh ...
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