[Breaking] Jeong Eun-kyung: "Our citizens can receive AZ vaccine... KCDC staff also vaccinated"

Jung Eun-kyung, Commissioner of the Korea Disease Control and Prevention Agency, is attending the plenary meeting of the Health and Welfare Committee held at the National Assembly on the 17th, responding to questions from lawmakers. Photo by Yoon Dong-joo doso7@

[Asia Economy Reporter Lim Juhyung] Amid ongoing controversy surrounding AstraZeneca (AZ)'s COVID-19 vaccine, Jung Eun-kyung, Director of the Korea Disease Control and Prevention Agency, emphasized on the 17th that it is safe to receive the vaccine.

At the National Assembly Health and Welfare Committee plenary session held that day, in response to a question from Heo Jong-sik of the Democratic Party regarding the safety of the AZ vaccine, Director Jung replied, "You can receive the AstraZeneca vaccine."

Director Jung added, "All employees of the Disease Control and Prevention Agency are also being vaccinated," and explained, "We will continue monitoring its safety."

In response to a question from Democratic Party lawmaker Kang Byung-won asking whether the side effects of the AZ vaccine can be definitively identified as 'blood clots,' she answered, "The evidence is not yet clear."

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