The number of deaths from Covid-19 among children aged 18 or younger reached 44 as of Thursday, the government said Thursday.On Thursday, the Central Disease Control Headquarters (CDCH) released the analysis on Covid-19 deaths among children and adolescents aged 18 or younger.The nation reported the
Cold medicines, including antipyretics and anti-inflammatory analgesics, are going extremely short due to the recent spike in Covid-19 cases in Korea.However, the Ministry of Food and Drug Safety is refraining from intervening and letting drugmakers and distributors handle the supply shortage themse
As the Covid-19 summer resurge continues, the number of daily new cases surged above 180,000 on Wednesday, nearing the peak estimate of the re-infestation expected by the quarantine authorities.On Wednesday, the Korea Disease Control and Prevention Agency (KDCA) confirmed 180,803 new virus cases rai
Korea had the highest number of new virus cases per 1 million people worldwide last week, a global Covid-19 statistic tracking site said Sunday.According to Our World in Data, an international statistics site, as of last week, Korea had 16,452 new Covid-19 cases per 1 million people, recording the h
The U.K. became the first country to authorize the use of Moderna’s Covid-19 vaccine, which targets two different Covid-19 variants.On Monday, the U.K.’s Medicines & Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) approved Moderna’s Covid-19 booster vaccine for adults. The bivalent mRNA vaccine targets
The government approved Novavax’s Covid-19 vaccine, manufactured by SK Bioscience, for adolescents aged 12 or older.On Friday, the Ministry of Food and Drug Safety allowed adolescents aged 12 or more to receive Novavax’s Nuvaxovid Prefilled Syringe, lowering the eligible age from 18 or more.The vacc
The surge of Covid-19 infections turned somewhat downward, but the continuous increase in severely ill patients is increasing burdens on the nation’s healthcare system, officials said.According to the Korea Disease Control and Prevention Agency (KDCA), new virus cases fell for the second straight da
Long-term care insurance reserves will dry out in 2026 and create a deficit of 76.7 trillion won ($58.9 billion) in 2070, a lawmaker said Friday, calling for the government to expand its financial support.Rep. Lee Jong-sung of the ruling People Power Party made a claim based on the long-term analysi
Korea’s new Covid-19 cases fell Thursday after reaching a four-month record high the previous day. Still, new deaths and severe cases climbed to a three-month high amid the spread of highly contagious Omicron subvariants.The country added 137,241 new Covid-19 infections, bringing the total caseload
International and Korean health experts will gather in Seoul this month to find ways to enhance the quality of data-driven healthcare, the health insurance review agency said.The Health Insurance Review and Assessment Service (HIRA) said it would host the “2022 International Symposium” to discuss ho
Amgen’s acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL) treatment Blincyto (ingredient: blinatumomab) passed the reimbursement review about two years after expanding indication to treat minimal residual disease (MRD) in patients with B-cell precursor ALL.In contrast, Amgen’s Xgeva (desonumab), which prevents ske
Korea’s new virus cases exceeded 150,000 for the first time in four months on Wednesday, accompanied by sharp increases in severe cases and Covid-19 deaths, officials said.The country added 151,792 new Covid-19 infections, the highest since April 13, when it reported 195,387 cases, bringing the tota
Since the inauguration of the Yoon Suk-yeol administration, the Minister of Health and Welfare has been vacant for 78 days as of Wednesday.Lawmakers worried about the long-term vacancy of the post, but the health and welfare ministry brushed aside such concerns.The National Assembly’s Health and Wel
The Ministry of Food and Drug Safety is expected to recall acetyl-L-carnitine (ALC), a cognitive function enhancer, and order drugmakers to stop making ALC-containing medicines in September, an MFDS official said.Shin Kyeong-seung, director of the MFDS’ pharmaceutical safety evaluation department, h
Korea's new Covid-19 cases jumped to a four-month high Tuesday due to summer vacation and increasing reinfections, the Korea Disease Control and Prevention Agency said.According to the KDCA, the country added 149,897 new Covid-19 infections, up from 55,292 the previous day and 111,785 a week earlier
The drug regulator is taking steps to revoke the indication of acetyl-L-carnitine, a cognitive function enhancer.On Friday, the Ministry of Food and Drug Safety suspended the prescription and dispensing of acetyl-L-carnitine-containing medicines and recommended using alternative drugs.Earlier, the M
Korea reported four deaths from Covid-19 among children aged younger than 10 in July alone, government data showed.The total number of child deaths from Covid-19 has gone up to 27, as of midnight Sunday.According to the Korea Disease Control and Prevention Agency (KDCA), two children aged nine or yo
The Ministry of Food and Drug Safety said that it has begun a preliminary review of Comirnaty, Pfizer’s Covid-19 vaccine developed to fight the Omicron variant.Pfizer Korea applied to the ministry on Friday for a preliminary review on clinical trial data of the Omicron-targeting Comirnaty vaccine.Th
Ten hypertension generic drugs containing azelnidine in the calcium channel blocker (CCB) class, including Intro Bio Pharma’s Intro Azelnidipine, are eligible for reimbursement, the health insurance review agency said.The Health Insurance Review and Assessment Service (HIRA) released the results of
The quarantine authorities on Thursday lowered their forecast for the peak of daily Covid-19 cases to 150,000.“According to several mathematical analysis groups, the majority opinion is that the peak will come in August,” said Lee Sang-won, head of the epidemiological investigation and analysis team