Welcome back.
In today's segment... of VIEW POINT... we touch upon... the host... of health-related
issues... worldwide... ranging from... the pandemic... to monkeypox... to pediatric hepatitis.
And... for talk... on this...
I have Professor Kim Moon-kyu... from Yonsei University.
Professor Kim... welcome back.
I also have Professor Yoo Byung-wook... from Soon Chun Hyang University.
Professor Yoo... it's good... to have you... here.
1) Professor Kim... during his opening remarks at the 75th World Health Assembly...
the head... of the global health body... claimed... the pandemic is "not over anywhere... until
it is over everywhere."
Now... if my memory serves me right...
these words... have also...
been shared... by you... several times... during this segment.
That being said...
what more would you like to add... to these words... and how do you assess... the global
pandemic situation?
2) And...
Professor Yoo...
what is your assessment of South Korea's COVID-19 situation... and how do you respond... to
the possible lifting... of quarantine requirements... for COVID-19 patients...
here in the country...
come June 20th ?
3) Professor Kim... also... during last week's World Health Assembly...
there
was talk... about the importance... of implementing...
a global pandemic treaty... which appears... to have also triggered...
conspiracy theories.
But all that aside... and simply speaking...
what kind of global response...
do you believe... will ensure... an effective fight... against a future pandemic?
4) Professor Yoo... also... during the global health assembly...
there was strong consensus...
about the need... to better protect... our healthcare workers.
Now... the pandemic... also brought to light...
the plight... of healthcare workers...
here in Korea.
What can you tell us about... the current efforts...
being made... to ensure... the well-being... of our workers... in the medical arena...
and what more...
needs to be done?
5) Professor Kim... the assembly also denounced...
Russia's attack... on Ukraine's health facilities... and indeed... warfare... in several parts
of the globe... is hindering access... to healthcare... for many people.
Is there a way... to better address...
this unfortunate reality?
6) Beyond the pandemic...
Professor Yoo... monkeypox has been making headlines... in recent days.
There have been 257 confirmed cases... in 23 countries...
as of last week... and the World Health Organization says... the outbreak is "not normal"... but
it is "containable".
What are your thoughts?
7) Professor Kim... what
can you tell us about... vaccines and treatments... for monkeypox?
8) Professor Yoo...
there have also been alarming cases... of severe hepatitis...
with "UNKNOWN CAUSE"... among children...
mostly in the U.K.... and the U.S. What does the phrase "unknown cause" mean?
((Surely...
there is
a cause?
I mean... how does hepatitis...
normally...
spread?))
9) Professor Kim... what treatment options...
are available... for pediatric hepatitis?
10) Meanwhile...
Professor Yoo... we are looking ahead... to scorching temperatures...
starting this month.
What words of advice...
do you care...
to share...
with our viewers...
about... health...
during the
summer season?
11) And...
Professor Kim... what is your
health advice... perhaps... to our elderly...
this summer?
All right