Doctors cast doubt on South Korea's coronavirus herd immunity goal

FILE PHOTO: People take a walk on a cold winter day, amid the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic, at a park in Seoul, South Korea, January 7, 2021. REUTERS/Kim Hong-Ji

SEOUL (Reuters) - Medical experts say the South Korea governent is not taking the steps necessary to achieve its goal of reaching herd immunity to the coronavirus through mass vaccinations by November.

They say the government has failed to secure enough vaccines and has also been slow to train staff for storage, distribution and inoculation. It has also lagged in making decisions over vaccination sites, they said.