"How Can I Become a Person Like Director Jeong Eun-kyung?" Grateful

Jung Eun-kyung, Deputy Director of the Central Disease Control Headquarters, is listening to questions during a special briefing on children related to COVID-19 held at the Korea Disease Control and Prevention Agency in Cheongju, Chungbuk, on the afternoon of the 29th. The briefing was conducted in a format where Director Jung (second from the right), Professor Choi Eun-ha from the Department of Pediatrics at Seoul National University College of Medicine (left), and Professor Kim Ye-jin from the Department of Pediatrics and Adolescents at Samsung Medical Center, Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine, answered questions received in advance from children.

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On the 29th, Yoo Ji-ho, a third grader at Uma Elementary School, asked Jung Eun-kyung, the head of the Central Disease Control Headquarters. Director Jung, who is leading the COVID-19 prevention measures, smiled lightly and expressed her gratitude. She began by saying, "I am thankful and proud that our student said they want to work at the Disease Control Headquarters," and then explained the agency’s work in simple terms.

She said, "No matter what you study, there are countless and diverse opportunities to come and work at the Disease Control Headquarters," adding, "If you study diligently, it is always possible. I hope you get the chance to come and work with us at the Disease Control Headquarters someday."

Jung Eun-kyung, Deputy Director of the Central Disease Control Headquarters, is having a Q&A session with Professor Choi Eun-ha from the Department of Pediatrics at Seoul National University College of Medicine (left) and Professor Kim Ye-jin from the Department of Pediatrics at Samsung Seoul Hospital, Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine, during a special briefing on children related to COVID-19 held at the Korea Disease Control and Prevention Agency in Cheongju, Chungbuk, on the afternoon of the 29th.

About 100 days after the first COVID-19 patient was confirmed in South Korea in late January, the COVID-19 Prevention Headquarters held a Q&A session with children in celebration of Children’s Week starting from the 1st of next month. Six-year-old Lee So-eun, who attends daycare, asked, "Why do people catch COVID?" and "What should I do to not catch it?"

Professor Kim Ye-jin, a pediatrician at Samsung Seoul Hospital, who was present with Director Jung, explained, "The virus can float in the air or be on the surface of objects," adding, "It can enter the body when you breathe in through your nose or touch your nose or mouth with hands that have the virus on them."

The children recorded their questions in advance via video, and the briefing session proceeded by watching these videos and then answering them. Director Jung, Professor Kim Ye-jin, and Professor Choi Eun-hwa from Seoul National University College of Medicine’s Department of Pediatrics answered 3 to 4 questions that were submitted live on the Prevention Headquarters’ YouTube channel. They responded in an easy-to-understand and detailed manner to questions suitable for children’s level, such as "Do you have to have surgery if you catch COVID-19?" and "My friend caught COVID-19; should I avoid being close to them?"

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