Nurse Who Administered Vaccine Suffers from Fake News... Please Cooperate with Vaccination Efforts

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[Asia Economy Reporter Lee Ji-eun] President Moon Jae-in expressed his condolences to a nurse who suffered from fake news after receiving the COVID-19 vaccine and requested the public's cooperation in vaccination.

On the 30th, President Moon stated through a social network service (SNS) message, "To prepare for my visit to the United States, my wife and I received the second dose of the AstraZeneca vaccine today, and the same nurse who administered the first dose gave us the shot."

President Moon said, "I did not have much trouble after receiving the vaccine, but I heard that the nurse who administered it suffered emotionally due to fake news and malicious comments, so I expressed my sympathy," adding, "The health center said that the vaccination is proceeding smoothly regardless of that incident."

This comment referred to the ordeal faced after false claims spread following President Moon's first vaccination, alleging that the vaccine was switched to a different one instead of AstraZeneca, resulting in threatening calls to the nurse and the health center.

President Moon emphasized, "Vaccination is accelerating nationwide," noting that as of midnight today, 3,056,000 people have received the first dose and 198,000 have received the second dose, exceeding the target.

He continued, "If the public continues to cooperate as they have, we will be able to achieve the goal of vaccinating 12 million people in the first half of the year and reaching herd immunity by November ahead of schedule," adding, "To that end, the government will further increase the vaccination speed while paying close attention to side effects."

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