SEOUL — Doctors in South Korea have threatened a protest strike against legislation to strip them of licenses following criminal convictions, sparking fears about possible disruption of a coronavirus vaccination effort set to begin this week.
Healthcare workers are set to receive the first batch of AstraZeneca’s vaccine from Friday, as South Korea looks to protect 10 million high-risk people by July, on its way to reaching herd immunity by November.
But over the weekend, the Korean Medical Association (KMA), the largest grouping of doctors, said it would go on strike if parliament passed the bill to revoke the licenses of doctors getting jail terms.
“The bill might result …
Keep on reading: Strike threat by South Korean doctors fans fears of vaccine rollout disruption