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SEOUL (Reuters) -South Korea hopes its ally the United States will help it tackle a shortage of coronavirus vaccine in return for test kits and masks Seoul sent to Washington earlier in the pandemic, the foreign minister said on Wednesday.
FILE PHOTO: South Korean Foreign Minister Chung Eui-yong speaks during a joint announcement with Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov at the Foreign Ministry in Seoul, South Korea, March 25, 2021. Ahn Young-joon/Pool via REUTERS
The government has drawn fire from the media for not doing enough to secure enough vaccines early, with just 3% of the population inoculated, due to tight global supply and limited access.
Return the favour: South Korea looks to U.S. for COVID-19 vaccine aid Reuters 1 hr ago
By Sangmi Cha
SEOUL, April 21 (Reuters) - South Korea s foreign minister said on Wednesday he hopes the United States will help Seoul address its COVID-19 vaccine shortage as a return in favour of test kits and masks it sent to Washington earlier in the pandemic.
The request comes as the South Korean government has come under fire from local media for not doing enough to secure enough vaccines early. It has inoculated just 3% of its population due to tight global supply and limited access.
UPDATE 1-Return the favor: South Korea looks to U.S. for COVID-19 vaccine aid Reuters 2 hrs ago
By Sangmi Cha
SEOUL, April 21 (Reuters) - South Korea hopes the United States will help it tackle a shortage of coronavirus vaccine in return for test kits and masks Seoul sent to Washington earlier in the pandemic, the foreign minister said on Wednesday.
The government has drawn fire from the media for not doing enough to secure enough vaccines early, with just 3% of the population inoculated, due to tight global supply and limited access. We have been stressing to the United States that A friend in need is a friend indeed, the minister, Chung Eui-yong, told reporters at the Kwanhun Club of South Korean journalists.
By Sangmi Cha
SEOUL, April 21 (Reuters) - South Korea hopes the United States will help it tackle a shortage of coronavirus vaccine in return for test kits and masks Seoul sent to Washington earlier in the pandemic, the foreign minister said on Wednesday.
The government has drawn fire from the media for not doing enough to secure enough vaccines early, with just 3% of the population inoculated, due to tight global supply and limited access. We have been stressing to the United States that A friend in need is a friend indeed, the minister, Chung Eui-yong, told reporters at the Kwanhun Club of South Korean journalists.
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SEOUL South Korea hopes its ally the United States will help it tackle a shortage of coronavirus vaccine in return for test kits and masks Seoul sent to Washington earlier in the pandemic, the foreign minister said on Wednesday.
The government has drawn fire from the media for not doing enough to secure enough vaccines early, with just 3% of the population inoculated, due to tight global supply and limited access.
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