As COVID-19 spreads to the Omicron mutation following the delta mutation, and the number of deaths and new confirmed patients increases, the attention of the National Assembly and the government is focusing on treatments.The National Assembly's Health and Welfare Committee is urging the U.S. FDA to preemptively secure domestic antibody treatments that are actively considering introducing COVID-19 oral drugs Poxlovid와 Lagevrio.

The quarantine authorities are also expressing their willingness to respond quickly to securing oral drugs because they had difficulty in early vaccinations due to failure to secure vaccine supplies in the early stages of the spread of COVID-19. The Central Disaster and Safety C