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Gov't urges public to get flu shots as influenza cases rise

Health authorities issued a flu advisory on Friday as the number of influenza cases continues to rise, urging people — especially children and seniors — to get vaccinated as early as possible.

2025.10.17

The Covid-19 vaccination fluid produced by Moderna is being stored in vial bottles and placed on a tray at a hospital in Seoul in 2022. [NEWS1]

Global vaccination efforts stall, leaving millions of children vulnerable to preventable diseases

Efforts to vaccinate children globally have stalled since 2010, leaving millions vulnerable to tetanus, polio, tuberculosis and other diseases that can be easily prevented.

2025.6.25

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A person undergoes a test to identify whether she has caught the Covid-19 or not at a screening site in Yongsan, central Seoul in last August. [YONHAP]

Korea ends Covid-19 response, disbands disaster management headquarters

The government disbanded the central authority dedicated to Covid-19 management on Friday, marking the end of a four-year-long pandemic response.

2024.4.19

A disease control official monitors thermal footage of passengers who have arrived at Incheon International Airport in this stock photo from 2019. [YONHAP]

Health officials urge vigilance against imported measles

The national disease control agency has requested that health care workers remain vigilant for imported measles cases after one more case from abroad was confirmed last month.

2024.2.1

A cow vaccinated against lumpy skin disease eats cattle feed at a farm in Daejeon on Wednesday. [JOONGANG PHOTO]

99.5% of cattle vaccinated against lumpy skin disease

The authorities have inoculated more than 4.05 million out of the country's 4.08 million cows so far to protect them against the disease, according to the Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs on Thursday.

2023.11.9

A cow is vaccinated against lumpy skin disease at a farm in Seosan, South Chungcheong, on Oct. 23 amid growing concerns over the nationwide spread of the viral disease that affects cattle. [YONHAP]

Korea goes all-out to contain nationwide spread of lumpy skin disease

Korea has expedited the vaccination campaign for cattle and intensified quarantine measures to curb the spread of lumpy skin disease (LSD) amid deepening woes over its major dent to the beef industry.

2023.10.27

'A twindemic of the flu and Covid would be disastrous'

On Tuesday, the Korean government started to administer an improved Covid-19 vaccine targeting the Omicron variant. Moderna’s bivalent vaccine is 69 percent more effective against the BA.5 subvariant of the Omicron strain.

2022.10.13

Performers play traditional African music to ward off evil spirits and diseases on Sunday in Seongbuk District, central Seoul during this year’s Seongbuk Global Food Festival Nurimasil, held for the first time in three years due to the pandemic. Some 40 countries participated in the event to promote their traditional cultures and foods. [NEWS1]

Mask requirement for large groups outdoors lifted Monday

Masks won't be required for outdoor group activities involving 50 people or more starting Monday, health authorities announced, lifting one of Korea's last remaining Covid restrictions.

2022.9.25

A Covid-19 screening center in Songpa District, southern Seoul, is crowded with people trying to get tested on Thursday. [YONHAP]

Looking back at how Korea fought first Covid waves

The country has undergone five virus waves, and is probably in the beginning of a sixth created by the BA.5 Omicron subvariant.

2022.7.14

People line up at a Covid-19 testing center in Yongsan District, central Seoul, on Sunday, as cases again passed 10,000. [NEWS1]

Korean government to begin three-year study on long Covid

Korea will begin research on long Covid by conducting follow-up studies of 10,000 people who were infected of Covid-19 over three years.

2022.7.3