Operated by the Medical Association's Infectious Disease Response Committee in the Influenza Pandemic
Jan 20, 2025
Amid the continued influenza epidemic in winter, the Korean Medical Association (Chairman Kim Taek-woo, hereinafter referred to as the Medical Association) has formed and operated an 「Infectious Disease Response Committee」.
Recently, as respiratory infectious diseases continue to spread not only in Korea but also around the world, the number of people who do not wear masks has increased significantly compared to the COVID-19 pandemic, and the spread of infection has not decreased due to increased indoor activities.
The Medical Association announced that it has quickly formed an `Infectious Disease Response Committee' to fulfill its social responsibilities to protect the people from infectious diseases and to fulfill its role as an expert organization despite the ongoing medical crisis.
Previously, there was a specialized committee for COVID-19 countermeasures in the context of the COVID-19 pandemic, but there was a limitation that it was a specialized committee limited to COVID-19 infectious diseases.
To overcome these limitations, the Korean Medical Association announced at the 2025 Medical New Year's Day Ceremony held on the 17th that it will expand and reorganize the committee to respond to all infectious diseases, and that the committee will be operated in a way that various experts in the medical community participate together, including appointing Professor Kim Woo-joo, an infectious medicine expert, as the first chairman.
Regarding the launch of the Infectious Disease Response Committee, the Korean Medical Association expects that the committee will provide objective and scientific expert advice to protect the health of the people from infectious diseases and minimize community infections""It will operate immediately upon launch and the meeting will be held as soon as possible."," he said.
At the same time, the Medical Association said "Infectious diseases such as influenza can be fatal to high-risk groups. Since respiratory infectious diseases spread quickly, we urge the people to pay more attention to personal hygiene during the epidemic of infectious diseases, and if you have symptoms, you should visit a nearby medical institution as soon as possible," he stressed.
Recently, as respiratory infectious diseases continue to spread not only in Korea but also around the world, the number of people who do not wear masks has increased significantly compared to the COVID-19 pandemic, and the spread of infection has not decreased due to increased indoor activities.
The Medical Association announced that it has quickly formed an `Infectious Disease Response Committee' to fulfill its social responsibilities to protect the people from infectious diseases and to fulfill its role as an expert organization despite the ongoing medical crisis.
Previously, there was a specialized committee for COVID-19 countermeasures in the context of the COVID-19 pandemic, but there was a limitation that it was a specialized committee limited to COVID-19 infectious diseases.
To overcome these limitations, the Korean Medical Association announced at the 2025 Medical New Year's Day Ceremony held on the 17th that it will expand and reorganize the committee to respond to all infectious diseases, and that the committee will be operated in a way that various experts in the medical community participate together, including appointing Professor Kim Woo-joo, an infectious medicine expert, as the first chairman.
Regarding the launch of the Infectious Disease Response Committee, the Korean Medical Association expects that the committee will provide objective and scientific expert advice to protect the health of the people from infectious diseases and minimize community infections""It will operate immediately upon launch and the meeting will be held as soon as possible."," he said.
At the same time, the Medical Association said "Infectious diseases such as influenza can be fatal to high-risk groups. Since respiratory infectious diseases spread quickly, we urge the people to pay more attention to personal hygiene during the epidemic of infectious diseases, and if you have symptoms, you should visit a nearby medical institution as soon as possible," he stressed.
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This article was translated by Naver AI translator.
