Choi Ki-young "Difficult to Guarantee Development and Distribution of Domestic COVID-19 Vaccine Within This Year"

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[Asia Economy Reporter Jeon Jin-young] Choi Ki-young, Minister of Science and ICT, stated on the 17th, "It is difficult to guarantee the development and distribution of a domestically produced COVID-19 vaccine within this year."

Minister Choi responded to a question about the schedule for domestic vaccine development at the National Assembly's Science, Technology, Information and Broadcasting Committee plenary meeting, saying, "It is difficult to guarantee by December," and added, "I think we can reach Phase 3 clinical trials within this year, but problems may arise during the testing process, so it is hard to say definitively."

Byun Jae-il, a member of the Democratic Party of Korea, criticized this by saying, "If the Ministry of Science and ICT misleads and reports definitively, it can only be interpreted that way," and pointed out, "More people are becoming suspicious that vaccine supply is delayed because of the Ministry of Science and ICT."

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