The Korea Drug Development Foundation (KDDF) has recently added a slew of candidates for next-generation drugs to the national drug development project to strengthen the competitiveness of the biopharmaceutical industry and secure medical sovereignty.The selected pharmaceutical companies, including
The government said Monday that it plans to introduce oral Covid-19 treatments developed by multinational pharmaceutical companies next February."We have decided to secure oral Covid-19 drugs to treat 404,000 people and will begin introducing the treatments in stages from February next year," Korea
The Ministry of Food and Drug Safety ordered Samsung Pharm, which had been punished for making drugs through unauthorized processes several times, to suspend all manufacturing activities for three months.On Friday, the regulator announced that it imposed a three-month suspension on all manufacturing
The government said it has issued an administrative order to secure an additional 1,094 beds at general hospitals in the Seoul metro region to prevent a possible increase in Covid-19 cases amid eased virus curb."As the number of patients increases, it is necessary to prepare in advance," said Lee Ki
Korea recorded 24 deaths caused by the Covid-19, the highest since Jan. 12 when 25 people died of the disease, after implementing relaxed infection control for the fourth day.The figure also marks the largest deaths counted after the fourth Covid-19 wave began to spread throughout the nation in earl
The number of new virus cases is increasing sharply with the easing of quarantine guidelines as the nation shifts to a “living with Covid” regime.On Wednesday, the Korea Disease Control and Prevention Agency (KDCA) reported 2,667 new virus cases, marking the fourth-highest daily tally and raising th
The government said it would start a massive investment in vaccine and bio-related raw and subsidiary materials businesses to make them the nation’s key industry like semiconductors.Prime Minister Kim Boo-kyum presided over a meeting of the Second Global Vaccine Hub Preparatory Committee on Tuesday.
Korea managed to maintain its daily Covid-19 tally under 2,000 for the second consecutive day on Tuesday. However, health authorities remained cautious, predicting a possible resurge after a week tied to relaxed restrictions and the Halloween holiday.The Korea Disease Control and Prevention Agency (
As Korea entered the phased recovery of daily life from Monday, health authorities predicted that the number of confirmed cases per day would increase by two to three times from the current level."We expect that the number of patients will increase two to three times with the start of the phased rec
The health authorities plan to pre-purchase more than 400,000 oral Covid-19 medications from multinational pharmaceutical companies and distribute them to patients in the first quarter of next year."The government plans to pre-purchase 404,000 oral treatments from three companies -- MSD, Pfizer, and
The government will establish a committee based on related academic communities to investigate the adverse reactions of the Covid-19 vaccination.The National Academy of Medicine of Korea will lead the tentatively named “Covid-19 Vaccination Safety Committee,” which will investigate, analyze, and rev
“Recently, biotech companies increasingly failed to pass the Korea Exchange’s (KRX) approval for Kosdaq listing or withdrew from assessment, and some speculate the KRX’s review stance might have become more conservative. But this is not true. Rather, biotech firms are rushing to go public because re
With Korea aiming to shift to a 'live-with-Covid' scheme from next month, local experts have expressed concerns about the government's plans for the phased recovery of daily life.Notably, experts raised worries about the government's plans to implement a vaccine pass."The government said that it pla
The government's plan to introduce a “vaccine pass” and restrict the access of unvaccinated people to restaurants and bars has sparked debate among people, as similar attempts in foreign countries did.The controversy on vaccine pass has caused concerns in many countries wanting to return to normalcy
The Covid-19 pandemic pushed up medical resources, including negative-pressure rooms, ventilators, and extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO) machines for Covid-19 patients, government data showed.The Health Insurance Review and Assessment Service (HIRA) released the status of health and medical
The government said Monday that it would phase out quarantine restrictions from November and return to normalcy by next January.The decision came as 70.1 percent of 52 million Koreans have completed their vaccination eight months after the country kicked off its nationwide inoculation campaign in Fe
Korea will lift restrictions on the operating hours of businesses, such as restaurants and cafes, from November as the nation shifts to the "live-with-covid" system.Officials are discussing ways to allow the operations of some high-risk facilities, including entertainment businesses, by introducing
Korea’s new Covid-19 cases are on the slide, but quarantine authorities warned against the risk of resurging infections, asking the public to keep observing quarantine rules and receive vaccines.“The government believes that there are three risk factors – the winter season, easing of distance levels
The Korea Disease Control and Prevention Agency (KDCA) reported Wednesday that the nation’s Covid-19 vaccination rate stood at 66.7 percent and rose to 77.7 percent when only people over 18 years of age were counted.The total number of Koreans who have received the second shot surpassed over 34 mill
A well-known dermatologist on Wednesday stressed the need for consumers to put the tolerance of botulinum toxin (BTX) products ahead of all else in getting injections.At an online conference held by the Korean Society for Cosmetic Dermatology, Vice-Chairman Seo Koo-il emphasized the importance of un