The government said that it is preparing various support measures so that local companies developing Covid-19 vaccines can enter phase 3 clinical trial in the second half of this year.Currently, five Korean companies have completed phase 1 clinical trials. SK Bioscience and Eubiologics are developin
The global spread of the Covid-19 Delta variant put additional strains on the quarantine authorities Thursday, although officials remained cautious, saying it is in the early phase of inflow.Delta has 1.6 times higher transmission power than the Alpha variant and could emerge as a dominant virus in
Korea’s digital health industry lags far behind those of advanced countries, and, unless the domestic laws and systems are changed, its future course will deviate from the global trend, a state-run agency said Wednesday.Assuming the U.S. industry’s competitiveness is 100, Korea scores only 77 points
Mortality of preventable cancers has significantly declined in Korea in the past 10 years, a report showed.The National Cancer Center (NCC) released the 2021 Cancer Trends Report on Wednesday.According to the report, mortality of preventable cancers went down from 66.6 per 100,000 population in 1997
Korea's daily Covid-19 tally spiked to a two-week high on Wednesday, reversing the gradual declining trend of the past few days as virus variants emerged as a new challenge in the country's fight against the pandemic.However, health authorities remained cautious, saying it could be a temporary surge
Acknowledging that Covid-19 variants pose a significant threat to the country’s quarantine efforts, a top health official said the government would do everything in its power to contain their spread."Variant viruses are a major threat to our quarantine effort," Minister of Health and Welfare Kwon De
The Korean Society for Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery (KTCVS) urged the government to improve access to treatment materials for thoracic surgery and modify standards for providing health insurance coverage on Monday."Professionals conducting thoracic and cardiovascular surgeries have been despe
The government has officially acknowledged the first case of causality between receiving AstraZeneca's Covid-19 vaccine and the death of a male in his 30s who died of thrombocytopenic thrombosis.It was the first recognition of a causative relationship between vaccination and death after the governme
The government said it would establish a “cancer big data platform” that combines health data of private and state-run medical institutions, drawing local oncologists’ attention.The platform could open a new chapter for Korea’s cancer diagnosis, treatment, and research, observers said.Government off
President Moon Jae-in returned home Friday from his eight-day tour in Europe, which brought him to the U.K. to attend the G7+3 summit, and Austria and Spain to discuss strategies fighting against the Covid-19.Following his agreement with U.S. President Joe Biden last month to form a global vaccine p
National Cancer Center (NCC) celebrated its 20th anniversary on Friday, looking back on its paths over the past two decades and drawing its future. The event was held at the NCC in Goyang, Gyeonggi Province, attended by Minister of Health and Welfare Kwon Deok-chul, Goyang Mayor Lee Jae-jun, and oth
The public health authorities said Thursday that they have confirmed 29 "breakthrough infections" among fully vaccinated people."As of midnight Sunday, we have confirmed a total of 29 cases of breakthrough infection in Korea," said Park Young-joon, the Central Disaster and Safety Countermeasures Hea
Organ donations shrank due to anxiety over Covid-19 transmission in other countries, but they expanded in Korea in 2020, an organ donation agency chief said.However, over 35,000 people are still waiting for organ transplants, and the public needs to participate in organ donations more actively, he s
The Ministry of Food and Drug Safety announced Thursday that 559 of 1,720 doctors notified of wrongfully prescribing Zolpidem, a medication for short-term treatment of sleeping problems, have continued the malpractice.The ministry said it would take the second step for these doctors based on the ana
The government said that it would give Covid-19 vaccines to people in their 50s from late July and those aged 18-49 years old from mid-August.Among them, the health authorities will prioritize College Scholastic Ability Test (CSAT) takers, teachers at daycare centers, kindergartens, and elementary,
The fatality rate of Covid-19 has fallen by more than 1 percentage point since the government started the national vaccination program, officials said Wednesday.According to the Korea Disease Control and Prevention Agency (KCDA), the cumulative numbers of Covid-19 patients and deaths in Korea as of
The government will announce revised social distancing rules on Sunday for implementation from July 5."The government will finalize details and release the results on Sunday," Ministry of Health and Welfare Spokesperson Son Young-rae said Tuesday. "We had discussions regarding the new plan in the Ce
Experts are increasingly criticizing the health authorities for failing to respond to the spread of Covid-19 virus variants.Vaccine rollouts are speeding up, but the government is trying to pop the champagne too early, they said.The government recently announced that it would waive 14-day quarantine
The government said that it would exempt people who have completed Covid-19 vaccination in a country where variant cases are not prevalent from quarantine from next month.The Central Disaster and Safety Countermeasures Headquarters decided to revise the immigration control system for overseas immuni
Bio Korea 2021, the nation’s largest bio-industry convention, successfully ended its three-day offline run at COEX in southern Seoul Friday. However, its online event will continue through June 21.Under the theme of “New Normal: Breaking Barriers with Bio Innovation,” the annual event, organized by