Yeo: "Mandatory Vaccination for Youth and Children Should Be Reconsidered... Autonomy Must Be Respected"

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[Asia Economy Reporter Koo Chae-eun] Won Hee-ryong, Policy General Headquarters Chief of the People Power Party's Election Countermeasures Committee, stated on the 12th, "The de facto mandatory COVID-19 vaccination for adolescents and children should be reconsidered."

At a press conference held at the Yeouido party headquarters on the same day, Chief Won said, "Since there are concerns about vaccination for adolescents and children, autonomy must be respected." He mentioned, "Students and parents forced into mandatory vaccination are experiencing extreme confusion and anxiety."

Chief Won also demanded, "Public medical institutions should be converted to secure emergency beds for severe COVID-19 patients," and added, "Close cooperation with private medical institutions is necessary to enable effective treatment of mild patients."

He further asserted, "The government must take responsibility for vaccine side effect victims," and stated, "Vaccination is a government policy, so the government must responsibly investigate and establish measures for problems arising from it." Chief Won added, "Practical support for self-employed individuals and small business owners must begin immediately," emphasizing, "No more waste of time and financial resources can be tolerated."

The COVID-19 Crisis Response Committee under the People Power Party's Election Committee urged in a written briefing on the same day, "The government should apologize to the public for the unprepared 'With COVID' policy and urgently restore the medical system." The committee criticized it as a "three no's (no responsibility, no preparation, no expertise) With COVID," and, like Chief Won, demanded a full conversion of beds at institutions such as the National Medical Center for COVID-19 patients.

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