President Moon Requests Investigation into Syringe Switching Allegation: "Measures to Prevent Contamination" (Update)

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[Asia Economy Reporter Seo So-jeong] On the 24th, the quarantine authorities announced that they have requested an investigation by the National Police Agency regarding false information posted online about President Moon Jae-in's COVID-19 vaccination, including claims of "vaccine swapping."

On the same day, the Korea Disease Control and Prevention Agency (KDCA) stated at a press briefing for reporters, "It has been confirmed that there is false information on online communities claiming that the vaccine was swapped or other inaccurate facts," adding, "We have requested an investigation by the National Police Agency regarding the posts, and an internal investigation has begun."

President Moon and his wife received their first dose of the AstraZeneca vaccine at a public health center in Jongno-gu, Seoul, at 9 a.m. the previous day.

Afterward, footage of the vaccination was released, during which a nurse was seen extracting the AstraZeneca vaccine, then moving behind a partition and reappearing with the syringe capped, raising suspicions of vaccine swapping.

The KDCA explained, "The cap was placed on the syringe to prevent contamination as part of the preparation for filming."

They further emphasized, "After claims of syringe swapping were raised on online communities, we reconfirmed the situation at the Jongno-gu public health center. Depending on the circumstances at the site, the cap was placed to prevent contamination of the needle."

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