Stockpiling of 50,000 doses of smallpox vaccine… Invests 29 billion won in mRNA vaccine development support program
“Focus on prevention and management of infectious diseases and chronic conditions”… Reduction in budget for purchasing COVID-19 vaccines and therapeutics,
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Jee Youngmi, head of the Disease Control Department, presides over a meeting of related ministries on the trend of and response to COVID-19
(Seoul=Yonhap News) Reporter Lee Jong-hun = Jee Young-mi, head of the Disease Control Department, presides over a meeting of related ministries on the trend and response to COVID-19 at the Seoul Capital Area Response Center on the 28th. 2024.8.28 [email protected],
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, ‘ (Seoul=Yonhap News) Reporter Kim Byung-gyu = The Disease Control Department announced on the 30th that it has allocated 1 trillion 269.8 billion won for next year’s budget.’,
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, ‘ This is a decrease of 360.5 billion won (22.1%) compared to this year’s 1 trillion 630.3 billion won.’,
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, ‘ The decrease in budget allocation was influenced by the expectation that some local governments will partially bear the cost of COVID-19 vaccination and that therapeutics will enter the health insurance system.’,
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, ‘ With local governments expected to bear about half of the cost of purchasing COVID-19 vaccines, the budget for COVID-19 vaccination related expenses for next year was significantly reduced from 429.3 billion won this year to 224.2 billion won.’,
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, ‘ Free COVID-19 vaccinations for high-risk groups such as those aged 65 and older and immunocompromised individuals will be maintained.’,
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, ‘ Additionally, with the expected inclusion of COVID-19 therapeutics in health insurance coverage, the budget for therapeutic purchases was also reduced. As a result, the budget for the comprehensive management of new infectious diseases crisis situation was decreased from 185.3 billion won this year to 81 billion won for next year.’,
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, ‘ The Disease Control Department explained that it placed emphasis on efficiently carrying out its core tasks such as the prevention and management of endemic and chronic diseases.’,
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, ‘ For early response to smallpox, one of the representative biological weapons, they decided to secure 50,000 doses of vaccine and newly allocated a budget of 4.9 billion won.’,
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, ‘ To ensure quick availability of personal protective equipment in the event of a new infectious disease outbreak, they allocated 3 billion won for the storage and transportation of 21.86 million pieces of personal protective equipment.’,
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, ‘ For systematized management of national vaccination programs, they assigned 6.8 billion won for vaccine effectiveness evaluation and the establishment of an integrated management system for next-generation vaccinations. They also increased the malaria eradication project budget from 1.7 billion won this year to 2 billion won next year to deploy 15 new personnel to this initiative.’,
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, ‘ To expand diagnostic support for rare diseases that require outreach and prevention of health hazards, they expanded the related budget from 900 cases this year to 800 cases next year, allocated 900 million won (5 billion won this year) and decided to establish a central damage management center and introduce a budget of 400 million won to operate the National Damage Management Committee.’,
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, ‘ To enhance national health care capacity, they allocated 29 billion won to support the development of messenger ribonucleic acid (mRNA) vaccines for pandemic preparedness, and earmarked 3.4 billion won for the rapid development of technology for priority infectious disease pandemics.’,
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, ‘ Jee Young-mi, head of the Disease Control Department, explained, “We made every effort to reflect the budget necessary to create a safe health society, ensuring thorough preparation for future pandemics, management of infectious diseases and chronic conditions due to social and environmental changes, and support for the rapid development of vaccines and therapeutics from infectious disease crises and health threats in daily life.”‘,
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