Tag: vaccines
N. Korea prescribes ‘self-reliance’ instead of vaccines amid disease outbreak
Despite a recent surge in infections, North Korea is emphasizing self-reliance rather than implementing practical measures such as distributing vaccines. In response, doctors and...
Free flu shots in N. Korean city highlight urban-rural healthcare divide
Free flu vaccines are being distributed in Hoeryong, North Hamgyong province, but a Daily NK source reports this program highlights medical inequality, with services...
N. Koreans scoff at government’s salt water remedy
North Korean authorities are urging citizens to gargle with salt water daily as a disease prevention measure during their September-October sanitation campaign. Locals, however,...
China begins limited campaign to vaccinate N. Korean defectors
North Korean defectors in some parts of China have recently been given access to COVID-19 vaccines, Daily NK has learned.
A Daily NK source in...
N. Korea’s elite look to foreign-made COVID-19 vaccines for salvation
While North Korea claims it is close to a breakthrough in the development of a vaccine for COVID-19, Pyongyang's elite are taking preliminary steps...
