Democratic Party: "A Developing Country Worse Than Africa? People Power Party Must Apologize for Fueling Vaccine Anxiety"

On the 26th, when vaccinations for essential social workers such as police officers and firefighters began, Kim Chang-ryong, Commissioner of the National Police Agency, received the AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine at the Jongno-gu Public Health Center in Seoul. Photo by Moon Honam munonam@

[Asia Economy Reporter Park Cheol-eung] The Democratic Party of Korea demanded an apology from the People Power Party, accusing them of irresponsibly engaging in political attacks that incite vaccine anxiety.

Choi In-ho, the chief spokesperson for the Democratic Party, stated, "The government has secured an additional 20 million doses of the Pfizer vaccine. With this, the total Pfizer vaccine doses secured by our country amount to 33 million, and including other vaccines, it reaches 99 million doses, nearly twice the population. The government has announced that it will import 50 million doses of vaccines domestically by September."

Spokesperson Choi continued, "This creates conditions to achieve herd immunity earlier than the initially targeted November. The People Power Party has unilaterally claimed vaccine supply shortages without any basis, fostering distrust and anxiety. They have recklessly asserted unverified facts, calling us a vaccine backward country and vaccine-poor country worse than Africa," he criticized.

He added, "This goes against the public's efforts to suppress the spread of COVID-19 and achieve herd immunity. Ultimately, the damage will return to the people. The People Power Party must reflect on their irresponsible behavior of using vaccines as a political tool and apologize."

Spokesperson Choi concluded, "The Democratic Party of Korea will mobilize all capabilities to cooperate and ensure the vaccination of 12 million people in the first half of the year and the achievement of herd immunity in the second half without any setbacks."

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