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Won-Gi Jung
Won-Gi Jung is a reporter based in Seoul. He previously worked for the CSIS Korea Chair and East Asia Institute. Follow him on Twitter: @jungwongida.
Close to two million COVID-19 vaccines destined for North Korea have been delayed indefinitely, says an international organization leading vaccination efforts.
Geneva-based Gavi told NK News that North Korea's lack of "technical preparedness" and a “global supply shortage” have pushed back a shipment of 1.7 million doses of the AstraZeneca vaccine to North Korea.