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S. KOREA TO PROVIDE $8,970 FOR PEOPLE WITH COVID-19 VACCINE SIDE EFFECTS
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- S. Korea to provide $8,970 for people with COVID-19 vaccine side effects.
- A causal link between a COVID-19 vaccine injection and side effects needs to be proven for the payout.
- The expanded medical expense coverage is sai...
HEALTH CARE WORKERS, AIRLINE CREW TO GET VACCINATED IN S. KOREA
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- Health care workers, airline crew to get vaccinated in S. Korea.
- S. Korea will give AstraZeneca’s COVID-19 vaccine.
- AstraZeneca’s vaccine will not be given to people under the age of 30.
- Doctor...
S. KOREAN PM ANNOUNCES SPEEDING COVID-19 VACCINATION PROGRAM FOR PUBLIC
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- S. Korean PM announces spending COVID-19 vaccination program for public.
- The country plans to inoculate around 12 million people by the first half of 2021.
- The government has secured COVID-19 vaccines enough to inoculate ...
ASTRAZENECA’S COVID-19 VACCINE APPROVED FOR 65 AND OLDER IN S. KOREA
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- AstraZeneca’s COVID-19 vaccine approved for 65 and older in S. Korea.
- Approval of the vaccine for the age group was based on data released in England and Scotland.
- The vaccine is said to be 70% effective by British ...
S. KOREA DRUG SAFETY AGENCY APPROVES ASTRAZENECA’S COVID-19 VACCINE
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- S. Korea's drug safety agency approves AstraZeneca’s COVID-19 vaccine.
- AstraZeneca’s vaccine has been approved to be used for people aged 65 and older.
- AstraZeneca will start delivering the first batch of ...
KDCA ANNOUNCES COVID-19 INOCULATION TO BEGIN ON FEB. 26 IN SOUTH KOREA
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- KDCA announces COVID-19 inoculation to begin on Feb. 26 in South Korea.
- The date remains so if final approval for the use of AstraZeneca's vaccine is made this week.
- KDCA reported that the country added 303 more COVID...
S. KOREAN GOVT. EASES RESTRICTIONS ON RESTAURANTS, GYMS, CAFÉ
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- S. Korean govt. eases restrictions on restaurants, gyms, café.
- The restrictions have been eased for areas located outside greater Seoul.
- The above establishments will be allowed to stay open until 10 p.m from Monda...
S. KOREA'S AIRPORT PASSENGERS FELL SHARPLY IN 2020 BY 58.8 PERCENT
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- S. Korea's airport passengers fell sharply in 2020 by 58.8 percent.
- In 2020, the number of people using 15 airports across the nation came to 65 million.
- Incheon International Airport reported a number of passengers t...
S. KOREA TO BEGIN COVID-19 VACCINATIONS FOR FRONT-LINE MEDICAL WORKERS FROM FEB.
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- S. Korea to begin COVID-19 vaccinations for front-line medical workers from Feb.
- The vaccination program is free of cost and the first round of vaccines is from AstraZeneca Plc.
- Around 50,000 medical workers will receive ...
S. KOREAN GOVT. TO HAVE COVID-19 VACCINATIONS TO 70% OF ITS POPULATION BY SEPT.
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- S. Korean govt. to have COVID-19 vaccinations to 70% of its population by Sept.
- The country is said to start its first vaccination next month.
- High-risk health care workers at hospitals, sanatoriums, and elderly care faci...
S. KOREA PRESIDENT INSTRUCTS CHIEF OF KDCA TO LEAD COVID-19 VACCINE PROGRAM
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- S. Korean President instructs Chief of KDCA to lead COVID-19 vaccine program.
- KDCA Commissioner briefed Moon on her plans to administer vaccinations through a pan-government program.
- The Blue House reported the vaccinatio...
S. KOREA GOVT. TO HOLD MEETING WHETHER TO RAISE THE SOCIAL DISTANCING SCHEME
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- S. Korea govt. to hold meeting whether to raise the social distancing scheme.
- On Thursday, the country’s new COVID-19 infections fell below 1,000.
- The govt. has imposed Level 3 restrictions in detention centers in t...
DONGBU DETENTION CENTER IN SEOUL REPORTS A HIGH NUMBER OF COVID-19 OUTBREAKS
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- Dongbu Detention Center in Seoul reports a high number of COVID-19 outbreaks.
- The number of new COVID-19 cases rose to over 700 in total from the detention center.
- On Monday 233 inmates alone were infected with the COVID-...
KDCA CONFIRMS UK RETURN S. KOREAN NATIONALS TO HAVE NEW COVID-19 STRAIN
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- KDCA confirms UK return S. Korean nationals to have new COVID-19 strain.
- An elderly man with three of his family members has contracted COVID-19.
- On Monday, the country added 808 more COVID-19 cases.
- S. Korea h...
COVID-19 VACCINE TO BE APPROVED IN A SHORT PERIOD BY S. KOREAN GOVT.
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- COVID-19 vaccine to be approved in a short period by S. Korean Govt.
- Around 180 days is required for a vaccine to be approved on a standard licensing procedure.
- The Ministry of Food and Drug Safety is planning to shorten ...
S. KOREA SEALS DEAL WITH J&J JANSSEN AND PFIZER FOR COVID-19 VACCINE
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- S. Korea seals deal with J&J Janssen and Pfizer for COVID-19 vaccine.
- The government is said to buy vaccines for 10 million people from Pfizer.
- The government will buy 6 million vaccines from J&J Janssen. <...
SOUTH KOREA TO PRIORITIZE FRONTLINE WORKERS, HIGH-RISK GROUPS FOR COVID-19 VACCINE
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- South Korea to prioritize frontline workers, high-risk groups for COVID-19 vaccine.
- The head Korea Disease Control and Prevention Agency gave a briefing about the vaccination plan.
- However, some of the sections of people ...
USFK REPORTS 7 AFFILIATED WORKERS CONTRACTED COVID-19 UPON AARIVAL IN THE COUNTRY
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- USFK reports 7 affiliated workers contracted COVID-19 upon arrival in the country.
- 5 people tested positive on their first mandatory COVID-19 test prior to entering quarantine.
- 4 service members had arrived by a US govern...