ADVERTISEMENTAccording to the Ministry of Food and Drug Safety, there are currently seven other local companies in the process of developing COVID-19 vaccines. Industry workers and experts point to a lack of experience and support in vaccine development as a reason for Korea’s relative slowness. Another official at a company trying to develop a COVID-19 vaccine said there was a lack of follow-up support from the government since. “There are no Korean-made vaccines approved yet because we have neglected the basic science on how to make vaccines,” Kim said at a forum hosted by the Korea Science Journalists Association in September. The budget jumped to 546 billion won this year to support the development of COVID-19 vaccines and treatments.

Source: Philippine Daily Inquirer February 03, 2022 20:41 UTC