[HTML][HTML] COVID-19 outbreak in Daegu City, Korea and response to COVID-19: how have we dealt and what are the lessons?

SW Kim - Journal of Korean Medical Science, 2022 - synapse.koreamed.org
The first coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) outbreak in Daegu city was overcome by
efforts, including; 1) prompt isolation and quarantine action by local government with …

[HTML][HTML] Twenty years of progress and the way forward: immunization registry information system in Korea

J Kim, M Song, S Ahn, SL Kwon - Journal of Korean Medical …, 2024 - synapse.koreamed.org
Abstract The National Immunization Program in The Republic of Korea offers mandatory and
free vaccinations to children under 12, regulated by the Infectious Disease Prevention and …

The road to recovery: impact of COVID-19 on healthcare utilization in South Korea in 2016–2022 using an interrupted time-series analysis

KJ Yoo, Y Lee, S Lee, R Friebel, S Shin… - The Lancet Regional …, 2023 - thelancet.com
Background The COVID-19 pandemic substantially disrupted healthcare utilization patterns,
globally. South Korea had been praised widely in its efforts to contain the spread of the …

COVID-19 vaccine refusal associated with health literacy: findings from a population-based survey in Korea

I Song, SH Lee - BMC Public Health, 2023 - Springer
Background: Poor health literacy is associated with lower utilization of preventable services.
However, the relationship between health literacy and COVID-19 vaccine hesitancy remains …

Excess mortality during the Coronavirus disease pandemic in Korea

C Han, H Jang, J Oh - BMC Public Health, 2023 - Springer
Background Although the ongoing epidemics of Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) may
have affected the mortality trend of the nation, the national level assessment of excess …

[HTML][HTML] Monkeypox vaccination in the Republic of Korea: identifying the high-risk target group

SL Kwon, S Ban, J Shin, H Bae… - Journal of Korean …, 2022 - synapse.koreamed.org
In June 2022, the first monkeypox case was reported as imported into Korea. The general
public asked whether they should get vaccinated against monkeypox because of the recent …

Smoking, drinking, and physical activity among Korean adults before and during the COVID-19 pandemic: a special report of the 2020 Korea National Health and …

S Choi, J Bahk, S Park, K Oh… - Epidemiology and …, 2022 - pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
OBJECTIVES This study aimed to describe trends in health behaviours between 2011 and
2020 and compare the changes in these behaviours between the 2020 COVID-19 pandemic …

Risk of SARS-CoV-2 breakthrough infection following NVX-CoV2373 and BNT162b2 vaccinations in Korean adults: a population-based observational study

HK Kim, SK Park, SA Choe, ES Gwak, BJ Cowling… - Vaccine, 2024 - Elsevier
South Korea experienced a low prevalence of SARS-CoV-2 until the emergence of the
omicron in early 2022, triggering a major community epidemic. To evaluate effectiveness of …

Food insecurity is associated with dietary consumption during the COVID-19 pandemic: data from the Korea National Health and nutrition examination survey 2019 …

JH Choi - Nutrients, 2023 - mdpi.com
Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) has become a pandemic and has affected people's
dietary behaviors, including food insecurity. This study aimed to ascertain whether COVID …

The COVID-19 pandemic response and its impact on Post-corona Health Emergency and Disaster Risk Management in Republic of Korea

J Park, J Min, JH Song, MY Park, H Yoo, O Kwon… - Sustainability, 2023 - mdpi.com
The COVID-19 pandemic significantly impacted the Republic of Korea's Health Emergency
and Disaster Risk Management (Health-EDRM). This study aims to examine the Republic of …