"This is K-Quarantine? The Government is Really Incompetent"… A High School Junior's Petition Against the 'Vaccine Pass'

Vaccine Pass. /Photo by Yonhap News

[Asia Economy Reporter Na Yeeun] Since the government introduced the 'Vaccine Pass (proof of vaccination and negative test)' in November, a petition opposing it by a high school student has been posted.

On the 26th, a petition titled "Once Again, We Strongly Oppose the Vaccine Pass (also known as the Quarantine Pass)" was posted on the official Blue House website's national petition board.

The petitioner, who introduced himself as A, a second-year high school student, stated, "With the implementation of With Corona, the introduction of the vaccine pass was not welcomed, and personally, due to concerns about vaccine side effects, I have not even received the first dose yet. I do not understand why there is such a frenzy to expand the vaccine pass."

Photo by Cheongwadae National Petition Capture

A listed four reasons for opposing the vaccine pass.

First, he said, "Because there are many breakthrough infection cases," and argued, "Even though people have been vaccinated, there have been serious cases of breakthrough infections, so I concluded that one can never be completely safe just because they are vaccinated."

Next, he said, "The second reason is that it violates human rights," and added, "Regarding the currently distributed COVID-19 vaccines (AZ, Pfizer, Moderna, Janssen, etc.), there have been continuous reports of deaths due to side effects from all types of vaccines, and hearing about people dying after vaccination is heart-wrenching."

He continued, "The government is only focusing on disadvantaging unvaccinated people who refuse vaccination due to fear of side effects or those who cannot be vaccinated for medical reasons. It is truly pathetic that they are pushing to expand the vaccine pass to restaurants and cafes, which can affect the basic dietary life of the people," he criticized.

A stated the third reason for opposing the vaccine pass was "because it requires booster shots (additional vaccinations)." He mentioned, "There have been people who suffered aftereffects or even died after the first or second vaccine doses, and seeing that even those fully vaccinated are treated like unvaccinated people after six months made me question whether this is proper K-quarantine."

Furthermore, A gave the fourth reason as "because they plan to charge for PCR (polymerase chain reaction) tests." He argued, "The vaccine pass policy requires unvaccinated people to carry a PCR negative certificate to enter multi-use facilities. However, the validity period of the PCR negative certificate is only 48 hours (two days). Unvaccinated people have to painfully get their noses swabbed every two days. Who would like that? Charging for PCR tests is forcing vaccination."

He also said, "Instead of demanding booster shots, requiring vaccine passes for teenagers, and expanding it to restaurants and cafes, infringing on the people's dietary life, it would be better to devote efforts to developing safer and more verified vaccines and treatments. Until then, I absolutely have no intention of taking this dangerous vaccine. This government is truly incompetent, focusing all its efforts only on expanding the quarantine pass as the number of confirmed cases increases," he emphasized.

As of 3:30 PM on the 29th, the petition has received 10,050 endorsements.

This content was produced with the assistance of AI translation services.