The government will provide up to 5 million won ($4,200) for students suffering from severe adverse reactions after the Covid-19 vaccination.Students under 18 showing serious side effects within 90 days of injections, albeit without confirmed causality with vaccinations, will be eligible for the med
The government decided Monday to exempt shopping malls and theaters from its vaccine pass system, causing restaurant and café owners to protest against what they saw as an “uneven” vaccine mandate policy.The government decided to halt vaccine pass requirements at department stores, supermarkets, cra
A local court has partially suspended the enforcement of the government's Covid-19 vaccine mandate.The vaccine pass program, which has been in effect since November, requires people to present proof of Covid-19 vaccination or negative test results when entering restaurants, cafes, and other multiuse
With the number of Covid-19 infections among foreign arrivals hitting the record high level on Thursday, the government said it would strengthen quarantine measures on international entrants.The number of confirmed cases among foreign arrivals increased from 200 in the second week of December to 477
The government will begin to provide oral Covid-19 treatments from Friday amid growing expectations about their effects as the “game-changer.”According to the Central Disaster and Safety Countermeasures Headquarters, Paxlovid, a Covid-19 oral treatment developed by Pfizer, will arrive in Korea on Th
The government said Tuesday that it would focus on maximizing the third round of vaccination first and examine the need for introducing new Colvid-19 vaccines against the Omicron variant later.“What can prevent the Omicron and Delta variants now is the third shot,” said Hong Jeong-ik, head of the va
Although the fourth viral wave of Covid-19 has slowed somewhat, health authorities expressed concerns that a far more contagious Omicron variant will emerge as the dominant strain in Korea by the end of January.According to the Central Disaster and Safety Countermeasures Headquarters, there were 2,3
Seven out of 10 Korean patients believe the nation needs to introduce “digital healthcare,” prioritizing pretreatment consulting, such as health monitoring and chatbot counseling, posttreatment management, telemedicine, and remote multidisciplinary treatment.Korea Health Industry Development Institu
Nine out of 10 physicians remain opposed to the amendment to the Medical Act, which calls for the mandatory installation of closed-circuit TVs in operating rooms, planned for implementation in 2023.They cited “violations of human rights by monitoring medical staff” and “causing shrinkage in treatmen
The government said Friday that some of the 762,000 oral Covid-19 treatments that the government has contracted with Pfizer would arrive in Korea next week."We plan to introduce Pfizer's oral treatment as scheduled in mid-January," the Central Disaster and Safety Countermeasures Headquarters said.Th
Faced with intensifying popular backlash, the government considers increasing the exceptions of vaccine mandate to resolve the controversy over its quarantine policy.While emphasizing that a vaccine pass is necessary to promote daily recovery again, health officials hint at supplementing the system
A court decision halting vaccine pass enforcement at cram schools and study cafes has reignited the debate over priority between personal liberty and the government policy for the public good, quarantine and education experts said.The ruling comes after some groups of parents and cram school owners
Lee Jae-myung, the presidential candidate of the ruling Democratic Party of Korea (DPK), is reportedly considering granting insurance coverage to hair loss treatments as an election pledge, drawing an explosive response from people with thinning hair.However, there are voices of concern in the medic
Clinical trial-related industries, such as the contract research organization (CRO) service, are gaining momentum amid the Covid-19 pandemic, but the government is dashing cold water on them instead of expanding support, critics said Tuesday.For instance, industry insiders pointed out that various g
The government is considering providing a fourth dose of the Covid-19 vaccine to people with deteriorated immunity.Such immunocompromised people include those suffering from acute or chronic leukemia, human immunodeficiency virus (HIV), lymphoma, multiple myeloma, cancer, or receiving immunosuppress
The owners of restaurants, cafes, and bars, angered by reinstated social distancing rules and consequent business restrictions, are targeting their outrage at the newly introduced vaccine pass expiry system.Starting Monday, a blue border appears around a user's QR code if the expiration date is left
Korea reported 269 new omicron variant cases on Friday, marking the highest daily level and bringing the total to 894.Due to the rapid spread of the new variant and the undiminishing number of critically ill Covid-19 patients, the government extended the current social distancing rules for another t
The government said Thursday that it is preparing new nationwide social distancing measures, considering the newly dominant Omicron variant.“Most countries are struggling to cope with the resurge of new virus cases due to the Omicron variant,” Vice Minister of Health and Welfare Ryu Keun-hyuck said
Health officials are preparing to prolong social distancing measures for another two weeks due to concerns about undiminishing Covid-19 infections amid the surge of the Omicron variant.At a meeting of the Normal Life Recovery Committee on Wednesday, an advisory body of government officials and exper
Most breast cancer patients who obtained the government’s approval for compassionate use of non-reimbursable drugs had gBRCA or PIK3CA mutations, signaling that the government should expand access to novel medicines.According to the Ministry of Food and Drug Safety’s integrated drug information syst