Seong Il-jong: "Moon, Stop Obsessing Over Credit and Boasting, Step Up to Purchase Vaccines"

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[Asia Economy Reporter Lee Ji-eun] Seong Il-jong, the emergency committee member of the People Power Party, raised his voice to President Moon Jae-in, saying, "Stop seeking credit and clinging to places to boast, and actively step forward to purchase vaccines."

On the 21st, Seong said on Facebook, "Prime Minister Chung Sye-kyun confessed on a broadcast yesterday that 'In July, we did not consider vaccines because there were few domestic confirmed cases,' which is an admission of the government's policy failure."

He added, "The government must now take a more active role in securing and purchasing vaccines," emphasizing, "It is none other than the president who must take the lead. Without this, we cannot overcome this crisis."

Seong stressed, "The president should directly create a private joint pan-government vaccine TF team, appoint vaccine experts, and grant them full authority," and "Public officials can work with conviction only if the usual national bidding process is bypassed and legal hurdles are removed."

He said, "What answers can the Minister of Health and Welfare, who is not an expert, get by meeting CEOs of foreign pharmaceutical companies?" and added, "The president must personally step in and create indemnity measures."

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