Jeong Gi-seok "It is time to prepare for the restoration of the people's daily lives"

[Asia Economy Reporter Byeon Seon-jin] Jeong Gi-seok, chairman of the National Infectious Disease Crisis Response Advisory Committee, stated on the 15th, "It is time to discuss preparations for the restoration of the public's daily life."

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In his opening remarks at the 13th plenary meeting of the advisory committee that day, Chairman Jeong said, "The scale of confirmed cases entering from China has significantly decreased recently, and judging from the fact that China's COVID-19 situation has been declining after its peak, it is currently entering a somewhat stabilized phase." He added, "Moreover, despite the first phase adjustment of the indoor mask-wearing mandate, the domestic COVID-19 situation remains stable." However, Chairman Jeong added, "while maintaining the current stable domestic occurrence and sufficient response capacity, we must closely monitor the emergence of new variants overseas."

At the advisory committee meeting that day, the risk situation in China was assessed, and related quarantine measures were discussed. Additionally, opinions were shared on the weekly COVID-19 risk assessment and ways to increase the vaccination rate of the COVID-19 updated vaccine among the elderly.

Chairman Jeong emphasized, "The vaccination rate of the COVID-19 updated vaccine, which can prevent infections among high-risk groups such as those aged 60 and above, is significantly lower compared to the influenza vaccination rate." He added, "Many in the high-risk group lack sufficient immunity against COVID-19, so they need to participate more actively in vaccination."

Chairman Jeong concluded, "Going forward, the advisory committee will continue to fulfill its role to maintain an appropriate balance between quarantine measures and daily life, ensuring that the COVID-19 pandemic can be brought to a stable conclusion."

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