US President Joe Biden (79) (large photo), who released the vaccination process as an elected elect, is taking the lead in vaccination against the novel coronavirus infection (Corona 19). From the left of the first row, Czech Prime Minister Andrei Babishi (67), Lee Shenlong (69), Prime Minister of Singapore, Kyriakos Michotakis (53), Prime Minister of Greece, Benjamin Netanyahu (72), Prime Minister of Israel, from the left of the second row, Salman bin Abdulaziz (86) ) King of Saudi Arabia, King Abdullah II (59) King of Jordan, 3rd row from left, Joko Widodo (60) Indonesian President, Klaus Johannis (62) Romanian President, 4th row from left, Rezef Taiip Erdogan (67) Turkey President, Cyril Lamaposa (69), South African President. [AP·AFP·로이터=뉴시스·연합뉴스]
– South Africa’s President Cyril Lamaposa and Health Minister Zwelly Mkije were vaccinated against Johnson & Johnson (J&J)’s novel coronavirus infection (Corona 19) on the 17th (local time). It is the first case of official vaccination of this vaccine outside of clinical trials. South Africa turned to J&J when a study found that AstraZeneca vaccine had only 10% efficacy against mutations in South Africa. It is a vaccine that has not yet been approved in any country in the world. In order to appease the public’s anxiety, the president directly raised his arm. After receiving injections after five nurses, he said, “The vaccine is the first line of defense for the corona pandemic,” and “I urge all health workers to be right.”
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– It is in contrast to Korea, where anxiety about the effectiveness and safety of vaccines spreads amid the politician’s’Netat Battle’ ahead of the first vaccination on the 26th. Prime Minister Jeong Sye-gyun said at a vaccine and treatment situation check meeting held at the government office in Seoul on the 19th, “AstraZeneca vaccine has been approved in 50 countries around the world, and no serious adverse events have been reported in the vaccination countries.” “Please trust the government without being deceived by fake news.” However, it was the government and the ruling party that inflated the side effects in the first place. At the end of last year, when controversy over the introduction of vaccines arose, “(in the US), various side effects such as allergic reactions and facial paralysis have been reported after vaccination (in the US, together with Democratic Party representative).” When the vaccination schedule is scheduled, the opposition party, which opposes, “Is it an AstraZeneca vaccine that says safety is important, but the side effects are serious?” Choi Jun-yong, a professor of infectious medicine at Severance Hospital, said, “I think all the vaccines that are coming in now are safe to a certain level, but if you fail to convince the public, it will be useless,” he said. “It is more important than anything else to manage to avoid distrust like last year’s flu vaccine crisis.”
In fact, in foreign countries, leaders are taking the initiative in public vaccinations to alleviate anxiety about the vaccine. US President Joe Biden was vaccinated on December 21, last year, when he was 78 years old. Queen Elizabeth II of England, 95 years old, and Prince Philip, his husband, 100 years old, were also vaccinated last month. Turkish President Rezef Taif Erdogan received the vaccine from China’s Sinovac, while Peru’s President Francisco Sagasti received the Sinofam vaccine. Argentina’s President Alberto Fernandes, who introduced the Sputnik V vaccine for the third time in December last year, also received an injection on the first day of vaccination. Former member of the People’s Power Yoo Seung-min insisted that the vaccination be given from President Moon Jae-in on the 19th. Rep. Yoo said, “The distrust of vaccines is a problem that the president and the generals of the government have brought.” At a press conference on January 18, President Moon said,’If the vaccination anxiety rises, I will not avoid getting hit first.’ I came.”
It’s not just politicians. Pope Francis, 85 years old, was vaccinated on January 13, when the Vatican’s vaccination began, and former Pope Benedict XVI (94), who was residing in a monastery, was also known to be vaccinated four days later. On January 10, the Pope encouraged the vaccination, saying, “Denying the vaccine is a dangerous thing that jeopardizes the lives of others as well as oneself.” Bae Bang Hwan, a professor of infectious medicine at Seoul Boramae Hospital, said, “To increase the vaccine effect, raising the inoculation rate is key,” he said.
Reporters Changwoo Kim and Nayoon Kim [email protected]
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