Seoul National University College of Medicine Emergency Committee: "The Vice Minister of Health and Welfare's Statement Is Fiction... No Opinions Were Shared"

"Was the meeting proposal solely for the briefing?"

The Emergency Response Committee of Seoul National University College of Medicine and Seoul National University Hospital strongly denied the official statement by Park Min-su, the 2nd Vice Minister of Health and Welfare, who claimed, "I also exchanged opinions with the chairperson of the Seoul National University College of Medicine Emergency Response Committee yesterday (21st)." They raised their voices, calling it fictitious.

Professor Jae-Seung Bang, Emergency Response Committee Chairman of the Seoul National University College of Medicine Faculty Council.
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On the 22nd, the Emergency Response Committee stated in a press release, "We completely refute the following part of Vice Minister Park Min-su's briefing," adding, "'I also exchanged opinions with the chairperson of the Seoul National University College of Medicine Emergency Response Committee yesterday' is a false statement." They further added, "The chairperson of the Emergency Response Committee did not exchange opinions with anyone, including Vice Minister Park Min-su of the Ministry of Health and Welfare, yesterday."

Additionally, they said that Vice Minister Park's statement during the briefing Q&A session, "We also proposed a meeting yesterday, and after reviewing that matter, they agreed to respond, and I mentioned that we exchanged opinions about the current trends among professors," is also fictitious.

They explained, "Last night, we received the first official meeting proposal via text message from a Ministry of Health and Welfare official, but we inquired via text about the topics to be discussed at the meeting, and afterward, we only received a reply saying they would inform us later."

They continued, "The Ministry of Health and Welfare is the only party that has not responded so far, and we have not exchanged any opinions with anyone else," and questioned, "Was the Vice Minister's proposal for an official meeting yesterday solely for the purpose of the briefing?"

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