People Power Party: "Government Must Now Take Action on 'Vaccine Swap'"

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[Asia Economy Reporter Lee Ji-eun] The People Power Party has raised its voice, urging the government to engage in 'vaccine swaps' with major countries that have secured vaccines.

Choi Hyung-doo, the floor spokesperson for the People Power Party, said in a statement on the 28th, "We need to persuade allied and friendly countries to participate in 'vaccine swaps'."

He added, "During the global financial crisis, the Korea-US alliance facilitated a 'currency swap' by exchanging won and dollars as guarantees. Similarly, we can receive a portion of vaccines in advance from countries like Canada, which has stockpiled 11 times its population, and the United States, which has stockpiled 3 to 4 times, and return them later once we secure a large quantity of vaccines."

Spokesperson Choi emphasized, "If we assist countries cooperating in vaccine swaps with facility expansions in exchange for vaccines, it will be possible to secure a large quantity of vaccines later. The government and ruling party must work closely with the opposition party to pursue bipartisan vaccine procurement, including vaccine swaps."

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