President Moon Jae-in pledged to deliver COVID-19 vaccines to all South Korean citizens free of charge beginning in February.
Jan.11 (UPI) — President Moon Jae-in pledged to deliver COVID-19 vaccines to all South Korean citizens free of charge beginning in February, during a New Year’s speech when he also called on Kim Jong Un to return to talks. Moon, whose approval rating has slid to 35.5% according to the most recent Realmeter survey, said Monday the vaccines from Britain and the United States are to be available next month and inoculations to begin “in order of priority,” local television network MBC reported. South Korea has signed pre-purchase agreements with nearly all leading vaccine suppliers, including AstraZeneca, Moderna, Pfizer and Janssen, owned by Johnson & Johnson. Additional vaccines will be procured from the COVAX facility, managed by the World Health Organization.
