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.
