Osong Public Health and Research Perspectives

Jong-Koo Lee

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The COVID-19 Vaccine Safety Research Center: a cornerstone for strengthening safety evidence for COVID-19 vaccination in the Republic of Korea: Na-Young Jeong, Hyesook Park, Sanghoon Oh, Seung Eun Jung, Dong-Hyun Kim, Hyoung-Shik Shin, Hee Chul Han, Jong-Koo Lee, Jun Hee Woo, Jaehun Jung, Joongyub Lee, Ju-Young Shin, Sun-Young Jung, Byung-Joo Park, Nam-Kyong Choi; Osong Public Health Res Perspect. 2024;15(2):97-106. Published online April 4, 2024; DOI: https://doi.org/10.24171/j.phrp.2023.0343

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Graphical Abstract Abstract PDF: The COVID-19 Vaccine Safety Research Committee (CoVaSC) was established in November 2021 to address the growing need for independent, in-depth scientific evidence on adverse events (AEs) following coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) vaccination. This initiative was requested by the Korea Disease Control and Prevention Agency and led by the National Academy of Medicine of Korea. In September 2022, the COVID-19 Vaccine Safety Research Center was established, strengthening CoVaSC’s initiatives. The center has conducted various studies on the safety of COVID-19 vaccines. During CoVaSC’s second research year, from September 29, 2022 to July 19, 2023, the center was restructured into 4 departments: Epidemiological Research, Clinical Research, Communication & Education, and International Cooperation & Policy Research. Its main activities include (1) managing CoVaSC and the COVID-19 Vaccine Safety Research Center, (2) surveying domestic and international trends in AE causality investigation, (3) assessing AEs following COVID-19 vaccination, (4) fostering international collaboration and policy research, and (5) organizing regular fora and training sessions for the public and clinicians. Causality assessments have been conducted for 27 diseases, and independent research has been conducted after organizing ad hoc committees comprising both epidemiologists and clinical experts on each AE of interest. The research process included protocol development, data analysis, interpretation of results, and causality assessment. These research outcomes have been shared transparently with the public and healthcare experts through various fora. The COVID-19 Vaccine Safety Research Center plans to continue strengthening and expanding its research activities to provide reliable, high-quality safety information to the public.

Peacetime preparedness for the vaccine adverse event: Jong-Koo Lee; Osong Public Health Res Perspect. 2024;15(2):95-96. Published online April 30, 2024; DOI: https://doi.org/10.24171/j.phrp.2024.0113

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What are the strategies for national health security in preparation for the next pandemic?: Jong-Koo Lee; Osong Public Health Res Perspect. 2024;15(1):1-2. Published online February 28, 2024; DOI: https://doi.org/10.24171/j.phrp.2024.0056

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How to transform the medical care system after the COVID-19 pandemic: Jong-Koo Lee; Osong Public Health Res Perspect. 2023;14(6):439-440. Published online December 28, 2023; DOI: https://doi.org/10.24171/j.phrp.2023.0382

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To combat COVID-19 and prepare for future pandemics, public trust and communication are essential: Jong-Koo Lee; Osong Public Health Res Perspect. 2023;14(5):329-332. Published online October 31, 2023; DOI: https://doi.org/10.24171/j.phrp.2023.0317

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How we can prevent a resurgence this year: Jong-Koo Lee; Osong Public Health Res Perspect. 2023;14(4):233-234. Published online August 30, 2023; DOI: https://doi.org/10.24171/j.phrp.2023.0235

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Neglected issues related to the COVID-19 pandemic: Jong-Koo Lee; Osong Public Health Res Perspect. 2023;14(3):149-150. Published online June 30, 2023; DOI: https://doi.org/10.24171/j.phrp.2023.14.3.01

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To become a more stronger and safer country: Jong-Koo Lee; Osong Public Health Res Perspect. 2023;14(2):67-69. Published online April 28, 2023; DOI: https://doi.org/10.24171/j.phrp.2023.0105

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A framework for nationwide COVID-19 vaccine safety research in the Republic of Korea: the COVID-19 Vaccine Safety Research Committee: Na-Young Jeong, Hyesook Park, Sanghoon Oh, Seung Eun Jung, Dong-Hyun Kim, Hyoung-Shik Shin, Hee Chul Han, Jong-Koo Lee, Jun Hee Woo, Byung-Joo Park, Nam-Kyong Choi; Osong Public Health Res Perspect. 2023;14(1):5-14. Published online February 28, 2023; DOI: https://doi.org/10.24171/j.phrp.2023.0026

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With the introduction of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) vaccines, the Korea Disease Control and Prevention Agency (KDCA) commissioned the National Academy of Medicine of Korea to gather experts to independently assess post-vaccination adverse events. Accordingly, the COVID-19 Vaccine Safety Research Committee (CoVaSC) was launched in November 2021 to perform safety studies and establish evidence for policy guidance. The CoVaSC established 3 committees for epidemiology, clinical research, and communication. The CoVaSC mainly utilizes pseudonymized data linking KDCA’s COVID-19 vaccination data and the National Health Insurance Service’s claims data. The CoVaSC’s 5-step research process involves defining the target diseases and organizing ad-hoc committees, developing research protocols, performing analyses, assessing causal relationships, and announcing research findings and utilizing them to guide compensation policies. As of 2022, the CoVaSC completed this research process for 15 adverse events. The CoVaSC launched the COVID-19 Vaccine Safety Research Center in September 2022 and has been reorganized into 4 divisions to promote research including international collaborative studies, long-/short-term follow-up studies, and education programs. Through these enhancements, the CoVaSC will continue to swiftly provide scientific evidence for COVID-19 vaccine research and compensation and may serve as a model for preparing for future epidemics of new diseases.

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Risk of encephalitis and meningitis after COVID-19 vaccination in South Korea: a self-controlled case series analysis
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To become a more stronger and safer country
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Risk of lymphadenopathy from SARS-CoV-2 vaccination in Korea: a self-controlled case series analysis
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Epidemiology and Health.2023; 45: e2023090. CrossRef

How we will reach a safer community: Jong-Koo Lee; Osong Public Health Res Perspect. 2023;14(1):1-4. Published online February 27, 2023; DOI: https://doi.org/10.24171/j.phrp.2023.0057

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Efforts to return to a normal society: Jong-Koo Lee; Osong Public Health Res Perspect. 2022;13(6):391-393. Published online December 30, 2022; DOI: https://doi.org/10.24171/j.phrp.2022.13.6.01

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What measures should be considered in this 2022-2023 winter season: Jong-Koo Lee; Osong Public Health Res Perspect. 2022;13(5):313-315. Published online October 28, 2022; DOI: https://doi.org/10.24171/j.phrp.2022.0286

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Preparedness for the next wave of COVID-19 in the Republic of Korea: Jong-Koo Lee; Osong Public Health Res Perspect. 2022;13(4):239-241. Published online August 31, 2022; DOI: https://doi.org/10.24171/j.phrp.2022.0240

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The neglected issues of global health security that we should prepare for in our society: Jong-Koo Lee; Osong Public Health Res Perspect. 2022;13(3):171-173. Published online June 30, 2022; DOI: https://doi.org/10.24171/j.phrp.2022.0185

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Preparedness of primary care responses to the next pandemic: Jong-Koo Lee; Osong Public Health Res Perspect. 2022;13(2):81-83. Published online April 29, 2022; DOI: https://doi.org/10.24171/j.phrp.2022.0136

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The COVID-19 Pandemic Memoir: Lessons for Future Challenges
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As the incidence of Omicron increases, so will the number of deaths: Jong-Koo Lee; Osong Public Health Res Perspect. 2022;13(1):1-3. Published online February 28, 2022; DOI: https://doi.org/10.24171/j.phrp.2022.13.1.01

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Systematic literature review of postponed elections during COVID-19: Campaigns, regulations, and budgets
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Now is the time to consider measures against next wave of COVID-19: Jong-Koo Lee; Osong Public Health Res Perspect. 2021;12(6):343-345. Published online December 28, 2021; DOI: https://doi.org/10.24171/j.phrp.2021.0338

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How can we prepare for this autumn and winter?: Jong-Koo Lee; Osong Public Health Res Perspect. 2021;12(5):275-277. Published online October 26, 2021; DOI: https://doi.org/10.24171/j.phrp.2021.0273

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How to deal with the Delta variant this fall: Jong-Koo Lee; Osong Public Health Res Perspect. 2021;12(4):201-202. Published online August 26, 2021; DOI: https://doi.org/10.24171/j.phrp.2021.0217

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A Possible Type IV Hypersensitivity Reaction to Older Antiepileptic Drugs During and After Recovery from COVID-19 Infection
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Points to consider for COVID-19 vaccine quality control and national lot release in Republic of Korea: focus on a viral vector platform
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Broad humoral and cellular immunity elicited by one-dose mRNA vaccination 18 months after SARS-CoV-2 infection
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Recent increase in the detection of human parainfluenza virus during the coronavirus disease-2019 pandemic in the Republic of Korea
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The policy art of the “trade-off” for combatting COVID-19: Jong-Koo Lee; Osong Public Health Res Perspect. 2021;12(3):137-138. Published online June 24, 2021; DOI: https://doi.org/10.24171/j.phrp.2021.0150

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Can we reach a 70% level of herd immunity to return to normality?: Jong-Koo Lee; Osong Public Health Res Perspect. 2021;12(2):51-53. Published online April 29, 2021; DOI: https://doi.org/10.24171/j.phrp.2021.12.2.01

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What is more dangerous – the disease, the vaccine or the government? Using governmentality theory to understand vaccine hesitancy among Israeli citizens in times of corona
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Virus Mutation and Countermeasures: Jong-Koo Lee; Osong Public Health Res Perspect. 2021;12(1):1-2. Published online February 23, 2021; DOI: https://doi.org/10.24171/j.phrp.2021.12.1.01

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We Need More Public Hospitals and to Review Rapidly Possibility of Therapeutics as a COVID-19 Mitigation Strategy to Prevent the Collapse of the National Heath Care Service: Jong-Koo Lee; Osong Public Health Res Perspect. 2020;11(6):343-344. Published online December 22, 2020; DOI: https://doi.org/10.24171/j.phrp.2020.11.6.01

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The COVID-19 Vaccines: Recent Development, Challenges and Prospects
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Challenging Issues Caused by COVID-19 – A Window of Opportunity to Make Our Health System Healthier: Jong-Koo Lee; Osong Public Health Res Perspect. 2020;11(5):267-268. Published online October 22, 2020; DOI: https://doi.org/10.24171/j.phrp.2020.11.5.01

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We Cannot Go Back to the Old World, Before Global Pandemic Declaration of the COVID-19 Pandemic: Developing New Normal Practices in Society: Jong-Koo Lee; Osong Public Health Res Perspect. 2020;11(4):147-148. Published online August 31, 2020; DOI: https://doi.org/10.24171/j.phrp.2020.11.4.01

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The impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on Polish orthopedics, in particular on the level of stress among orthopedic surgeons and the education process
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The Impact of Social Distancing on the Transmission of Influenza Virus, South Korea, 2020: Young June Choe, Jong-Koo Lee; Osong Public Health Res Perspect. 2020;11(3):91-92. Published online June 1, 2020; DOI: https://doi.org/10.24171/j.phrp.2020.11.3.07

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Sensitivity Analysis of the Parameters of Korea’s Pandemic Influenza Preparedness Plan: Chaeshin Chu, Junehawk Lee, Dong Hoon Choi, Seung-Ki Youn, Jong-Koo Lee; Osong Public Health Res Perspect. 2011;2(3):210-215. Published online December 31, 2011; DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.phrp.2011.11.048

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Objectives
Our aim was to evaluate Korea’s Pandemic Influenza Preparedness Plan.
Methods
We conducted a sensitivity analysis on the expected number of outpatients and hospital bed occupancy, with 1,000,000 parameter combinations, in a situation of pandemic influenza, using the mathematical simulation program InfluSim.
Results
Given the available resources in Korea, antiviral treatment and social distancing must be combined to reduce the number of outpatients and hospitalizations sufficiently; any single intervention is not enough. The antiviral stockpile of 4–6% is sufficient for the expected eligible number of cases to be treated. However, the eligible number assumed (30% for severe cases and 26% for extremely severe cases) is very low compared to the corresponding number in European countries, where up to 90% of the population are assumed to be eligible for antiviral treatment.
Conclusions
A combination of antiviral treatment and social distancing can mitigate a pandemic, but will only bring it under control for the most optimistic parameter combinations.

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National Action Plan for Response to Poliovirus Importation: Kyung Min Song, Young June Choe, Heeyeon Cho, Geun-Ryang Bae, Jong-Koo Lee; Osong Public Health Res Perspect. 2011;2(1):65-71. Published online June 30, 2011; DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.phrp.2011.04.003

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The Division of Vaccine-Preventable Disease Control and National Immunization Program of the Korea Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has prepared a plan of action as a guide for key actions that will be taken if a poliovirus outbreak occurs in the Republic of Korea. The history of poliomyelitis and vaccination against poliovirus in the nation was reviewed and the routine surveillance procedures that are currently in place were described. The principles and specific actions for an effective response to a poliovirus outbreak were prepared. The guidelines clearly outline the actions to be taken in case of a polio outbreak. When a suspected case of poliovirus infection is reported, an immediate epidemiological investigation is to be conducted. The response to a poliovirus outbreak includes case isolation, management of potential contacts and immunization. All stakeholders are to be made aware of what key actions should be taken at each stage of the response to a poliovirus outbreak in the nation.

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Mathematical Modeling of Vibrio vulnificus Infection in Korea and the Influence of Global Warming: Chaeshin Chu, Younghae Do, Yongkuk Kim, Yasuhisa Saito, Sun-Dong Lee, Haemo Park, Jong-Koo Lee; Osong Public Health Res Perspect. 2011;2(1):51-58. Published online June 30, 2011; DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.phrp.2011.05.002

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Objectives
To investigate the possible link between Vibrio vulnificus population size in seawater and water temperature.
Methods
We collected incidence and water temperature data in coastal regions of Korea and constructed a mathematical model that consisted of three classes; susceptible fish, infected fish available to humans, and infected humans.
Results
We developed a mathematical model to connect V. vulnificus incidence with water temperature using estimated bacterial population sizes and actual coastal water temperatures.
Conclusion
Increased V. vulnificus population sizes in marine environments may increase the risk of infection in people who eat at coastal restaurants in Korea. Furthermore, we estimated the near-future number of infected patients using our model, which will help to establish a public-health policy to reduce the disease burden.

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Objectives
The aim of this study was to review the epidemiologic data of rubella and congenital rubella syndrome (CRS) supplied by surveillance systems from 2001 to 2009 and to propose measures to improve the quality of the surveillance system in the Republic of Korea.
Methods
The epidemiological data for rubella and CRS cases reported to the Korea Centers for Disease Control and Prevention from 2001 to 2009 were retrospectively reviewed, and insurance reimbursement data from the Korea National Health Insurance Review Agency were collected for comparison.
Results
The number of yearly reported rubella cases to the Korea Centers for Disease Control and Prevention from 2001 to 2009 was 128, 24, 8, 24, 15, 12, 35, 30, and 36, respectively. The occurrence of rubella shifted to a slightly higher age group during the 9-year period, i.e. from 0–9 years to 10–19 years. Among the 309 reported rubella cases, three were confirmed cases of CRS. In addition, according to data sourced from Health Insurance Review Agency, 24, 19, 19, 9, and 5 CRS cases were reported for medical insurance reimbursement from 2005 to 2009, respectively.
Conclusion
According to available surveillance data, the reported cases of rubella and CRS were not high, but a more detailed surveillance with emphasis on susceptible women of childbearing age is necessary for better monitoring and control of rubella and CRS in the Republic of Korea.

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