Think about when we go outside nowadays. We should wear a mask all day when we go out. So, when can we go out freely? In fact, with the vaccine, the day when we can go out freely is not far.

In South Korea, this COVID-19 pandemic began in December, and the average number of people who were confirmed with COVID-19 per day exceeded 1,000. So, the accumulated confirmed people in South Korea have exceeded thirty thousand so far. In January, this year, the number of people who were confirmed with COVID-19 began to decrease, and the average number of people who were confirmed with COVID-19 decreased to 500 per day. From January to February in 2021, it increased and decreased from 300 to 500.

South Korea's president, Moon Jae-in, announced that people in the whole nation of South Korea could be injected with the vaccine for free starting in February. This announcement was big news in South Korea. In Korean Medical Association's opinion, we need to keep an eye on the vaccine's side effects such as chills and fever. So, two-thirds of the South Korean people said that they were right to watch the vaccine's situation. In the US, they started Pfizer vaccine inoculation faster than in South Korea. Moreover, people who were inoculated Pfizer vaccine in the US felt fever and chills. However, it is not sure if the vaccine is held responsible. South Korea started vaccine inoculation on February 26th, and South Korea used the AZ vaccine and Pfizer vaccine. Moreover, in South Korea, side effects of the vaccine are not found yet.

The vaccine is the key to our future lives. It seems that the vaccine is not sure yet, but the inoculation had started. The vaccine is responsible for whether COVID-19 will end or not.

By Gyeong Min Park