By most accounts, 2021 was another memorable year for Korea’s medical and biopharmaceutical industries. The nation continued to see the Covid-19 virus spread throughout the country, while the emergence of variants hindered activities from curbing the spread of the virus.

While the fight against the epidemic is still going on and its impact is causing various social and economic difficulties seldom seen before, the roll-outs of vaccines and treatments for Covid-19 helped the country prevent the situation from going out of the control.

To give our readers a quick grasp of what drew their interests most, Korea Biomedical Review has compiled 20 news visited most by readers.

Since every reader has a different interest and priority, the selected news might not cover some of our readers’ favorites. If so, please mention which article should have been chosen in the comment section below. – Ed.

1

Daegu's push to secure Covid-19 shots from Pfizer causes confusion

Lee Han-soo

June 1

2

Pfizer Korea hesitates to offer Covid-19 vaccines to employees

Kim Yun-mi

May 11

3

Kimchi helps ease Covid-19 symptoms, Korean-French study says

Kim Ji-u

April 1

4

Professor offers MMR vaccine as ‘silver bullet’ against Covid-19

Shim Hyun-tai

Jan. 8

5

‘CKD patients 3 times more likely to accompany cardiovascular disease’

Kim Yun-mi

April 5

6

Fatal child abuse stirs outrage in Korea

Lee Han-soo

Jan. 6

7

Breakthrough infections appeared in Janssen vaccine recipients the most

Kwak Sung-sun

July 28

8

Japan overtakes Korea in Covid-19 vaccination rate for 1st time

Koh Jung-min

July 21

9

SK Bioscience cautions against chance for early supply of AZ vaccines

Kim Chan-hyuk

Feb. 10

10

‘Takeda Pharmaceuticals Korea to leap forward in 2021’

Kim Yun-mi

Feb. 16

11

[Column] Reimbursement reform prerequisite for healthcare innovation

Choi Yoon Sup

Feb. 18

12

Shinpoong actively testing Covid-19 treatment worldwide

Kim Chan-hyuk

Jan. 8

13

Single blood test detects over 50 types of cancer

Kim Hye-in

June 28

14

2nd dose of Pfizer vaccine causes more adverse reactions than 1st

Song Soo-youn

May 20

15

Women, younger people vulnerable to AZ vaccine’s side effects

Song Soo-youn

April 26

16

Some countries inoculated with Chinese vaccines fail to curb viral spread

Song Soo-youn

May 12

17

Korean, Japanese experts share approaches regenerating pancreatic B-cell in diabetic patients

Shim Hyun-tai

May 09

18

‘I want to make blockchain technology useful for society’

Koh Jung Min

May 22

19

Covid-19 home test kit makers gear up for local license

Kim Chan-hyuk

April 22

20

Russia’s vaccination rate at 7% despite Sputnik V vaccine

Song Soo-youn

April

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