The United States Forces Korea (USFK) began vaccinating children in its affiliated community with a pediatric Pfizer vaccine against COVID-19 on Wednesday, Yonhap reported, citing USFK officials

South Korea's Suwon District Court on Wednesday acquitted the founder of the Shincheonji Church of Jesus, Lee Man-hee, of charges of obstructing the government's response to the coronavirus pandemic during an outbreak at the church last year

The Korean Medical Association (KMA) held a general strike on Friday, with nearly 30,000 doctors and interns rallying against the South Korean government's plan to increase the number of medical students in a bid to meet growing health demands, a Sputnik correspondent reported