Acting US Ambassador to Korea, Janssen Vaccine Arrival "Reaffirming Ironclad Alliance"

[Asia Economy Reporter Yoo In-ho] Robert Rapson, Charg? d'Affaires of the United States in Korea, stated on the 5th, "This morning at Seongnam Airport, the ironclad ROK-US alliance was confirmed once again."

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Rapson made this remark at Seongnam Seoul Airport in Gyeonggi Province shortly after midnight, where the Janssen COVID-19 vaccines provided by the U.S. government arrived. He said, "This (vaccine support) is exactly what an alliance should do and it strengthens the alliance."

The Janssen vaccines that arrived this time amount to doses for 1,012,800 people, which is nearly double the 550,000 doses promised by U.S. President Joe Biden during the ROK-US summit held at the White House in Washington D.C. on the 21st of last month.

He emphasized, "These vaccines will be administered not only to the Korean military but also to civilian personnel related to the military," adding, "It will also help maintain the readiness of the U.S. Forces Korea to preserve peace on the Korean Peninsula."

Earlier, Ned Price, spokesperson for the U.S. Department of State, also shared news of the Janssen vaccines heading to Korea on Twitter. Price posted three photos showing the Janssen vaccines being loaded onto an aircraft.

Park Jae-min, Vice Minister of National Defense, said, "The arrival of the Janssen vaccines today has become an opportunity to once again feel the solid bond and precious value of the ROK-US alliance," and expressed gratitude, saying, "We thank the Korean and U.S. military for safely carrying out the vaccine transport operation."

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