It's really odd to see Korea and Japan having such a low rate of vaccination, they toke really strict measures when during the beginning of the pandemic but her they're with low vaccine rate, do people refuse to take the vaccine or the countries aren't doing a good job at sensitizing people ?
bartkun <--
(It would be nice if you did a 'sunglasses' Read = React icon here)
Highly Vaccinated Israel Is Seeing A Dramatic Surge
In New COVID Cases. Here's Why ; 2021.08.20
(NPR Radio USA = BBC Radio UK , in quality of content)
You are always *BETTER* to get VACCINATED.
Because if you have a 'break through' (after vaccination)
COVID-19 infection , HOSPITAL event = LESS LIKELY.
The above URL explains the problem clearly.
(1) After 6 Months , the VACCINE power fades.
... (a) But still *better* IF you get sick = NO HOSPITAL (likely).
(2) So then , a *small* percentage of NOT VACCINATED
... *Will* INFECT the 'Faded Power' already VACCINATED.
This is the COVID-19 problem that ALL NATIONS see it now.
There seems as *NO HERD IMMUNITY* ever ... Time will tell.
Read the URL NPR Article , make of it what YOU will.
I think that what I said it is *accurate* ; but YOU decide.
bartkun <--
S.KOREA and JAPAN *gambled* that COVID-19 would 'burn out'
over time , much as past SARS virus infection did.
Meaning , you use FACE MASKS and SOCIAL DISTANCING carefully for awhile.
And soon enough (they guessed say June 2021) , you are OKAY as a nation.
Which , that was the WRONG GUESS by S.KOREA and JAPAN (no vaccine).
MODERNA (USA Vaccine) ships *6 MILLION* dosages to S.KOREA in September.
S.KOREA will surely *ramp up* on Vaccine coverage after that.
S.K Prez MOONdoggie seems a happy puppy that MODERNA is
doing *as contracted* (paid) by S.KOREA , after *slight* time delay.
It's really odd to see Korea and Japan having such a low rate of vaccination, they toke really strict measures when during the beginning of the pandemic but her they're with low vaccine rate, do people refuse to take the vaccine or the countries aren't doing a good job at sensitizing people ?
They only accepted the best vaccine which were Moderna and Pfizer.
They only accepted the best vaccine which were Moderna and Pfizer.
And *MODERNA* did *admit* to a 'bad batch' of VACCINE
intended for S.KOREA ... They FIXED the problem , *ramped up* production ,
and now September *delivered* to S.KOREA (6 MILLION dosages).
Which , what MODERNA did it (admitted problem , *fixed* it) ...
Is EXACTLY how you want it ...
Moderna opens spigot (to S.KOREA) ...
Vaccines start flowing in ; 2021.09.02
So , S.K Prez MOONdoggie was 'sweating a bit' , regrets on that.
But again , MOONdoggie choose *correctly* for VACCINE , in my view.
On the other hand , those who was to cozy up to ...
*SUPREME LEADER XI* (TYRANT) and PRChina = *Source* of COVID-19 ,
can surely do that , as they choose.
gizmodo.com/north-korea-rejects-3-million-doses-of-chinas-covid-19
North Korea Rejects 3 Million Doses of China's Covid-19 Vaccine ; 2021.09.03
Oh , well , my 'Heart Goes Out' to *BOMB GIRL* (KIM JONG UN's *Sister*) ... 
In my country also, the cases keep increasing
It's really odd to see Korea and Japan having such a low rate of vaccination, they toke really strict measures when during the beginning of the pandemic but her they're with low vaccine rate, do people refuse to take the vaccine or the countries aren't doing a good job at sensitizing people ?
idk about Korea, but I read an article about Japan several months ago and it's basically government red tape. There's some kind of regulation that states if Japan isn't part of the country or origin for medical trials that there has to be additional testing in Japan in order for them to approve it. At the time, several government representatives were pushing to have an emergency order declared to accept either the US/British trials.
There's also a regulation about who can give a vaccine. Here in the US, you can get the vaccine at some pharmacies and most of our vaccine clinics are staffed by nurses aides, but in Japan you have to be a licensed doctor to give the vaccine.
In my country also, the cases keep increasing
forum.allkpop.com/thread/?postID=1603266#post1603266
My message this Thread , URL above , should give you an idea
as to WHY that is , and the actual situation for ALL nations (my view).
Note: Finally got my URL fixed properly here.
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idk about Korea, but I read an article about Japan several months ago and it's basically government red tape. There's some kind of regulation that states if Japan isn't part of the country or origin for medical trials that there has to be additional testing in Japan in order for them to approve it. At the time, several government representatives were pushing to have an emergency order declared to accept either the US/British trials.
There's also a regulation about who can give a vaccine. Here in the US, you can get the vaccine at some pharmacies and most of our vaccine clinics are staffed by nurses aides, but in Japan you have to be a licensed doctor to give the vaccine.
In a way Japan is more careful with the vaccine than the rest of the countries
As comparison with the graph, probably Italy would be better comparison as they are closer in population and economy size.
Well at least their graph are moving. USA is stuck in the 50%ish mark way too long 
It's really odd to see Korea and Japan having such a low rate of vaccination, they toke really strict measures when during the beginning of the pandemic but her they're with low vaccine rate, do people refuse to take the vaccine or the countries aren't doing a good job at sensitizing people ?
Actually Japan wasn't that strict with their measures due to trying to salvage the Olympics at the time. They did close schools early on and restricted flights from China and SK as well when a cluster hit Daegu (at the time SK was one of the epicenters of the pandemic). It was mostly initiative of their citizens taking precautions than Japanese government acting. Otherwise, the central government itself took it sweet time for bigger restrictions. Even during the last Olympics, they failed to implement stricter guidelines.
It's not much refusal of the locals, more like both governments didn't take actions as a priority initially compared to EU or USA, missing bids for the vaccine, and possible backdoor deals as well. There is local frustrations from how both countries handled it. Looking at SK timeline, they already missed July's target, they will miss September's target, and their herd immunity target for November seems unlikely.
their herd immunity target for November seems unlikely.
More and more experts expressed that herd immunity was impracticable due to the duration of the effectiveness of the vaccine and the speed of the mutation of the virus.
More and more experts expressed that herd immunity was impracticable due to the duration of the effectiveness of the vaccine and the speed of the mutation of the virus.
That was before the Delta variant became the dominant one and how vaccines and this variant work with each other. These original plans didn't take these in consideration at the time as these data were still monitored. When I say herd immunity, it is just the target they wanted for November which is covering most of the population and was the buzz word used at the time.
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