Need for review following results of clinical trial
Blood plasma donors are predominantly Shincheonji Church believers
[Cheonji Ilbo = Reporter Hong Bo-young] It has been discovered that domestic (Korean) blood treatment for the novel coronavirus infection (Covid-19) has a neutralising effect on the mutant strain of the coronavirus.
Jun-wook Kwon, Deputy Director of the Korea Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (KCDC), made this public announcement at the regular KCDC HQ Covid briefing on the 25th March.
Health authorities recently sought the consent of 4205 recovered Covid-19 blood plasma donors for investigation of their plasma to analyse the duration of neutralising antibodies against mutant strains. The results have now been published.
Health authorities analysed the neutralising efficacy against a total of nine mutant strains that are most prevalent in Korea.
Among the nine mutant strains are the major British and South African variants. Since the Brazilian mutant strain is currently under investigation, analysis will be carried out later.
The UK mutant strain was found to be 50% more harmful than the existing Covid-19, while the South African mutant strain is known to lower vaccine efficacy to 40-50%.
It was confirmed that neutralising antibodies were found in all genotypes, protecting against the mutant strain. However, since this is confirmation at a cellular level, the actual efficacy of its treatment would need to be reviewed based on the results of pharmaceutical companies' clinical trials, and will be made available in the medical field according to approval for use for treatment purposes by the Ministry of Food and Drug Safety.
Currently, 41 blood treatments from donated plasma have been approved by the Ministry of Food and Drug Safety for treatment purposes, aside from ongoing clinical trials. This was made possible through the plasma donations of 4205 donors out of a total 6645 registrations. The overwhelming majority of these donors are Shincheonji Church congregants.
According to Shincheonji Daegu Church, Shincheonji Daegu Church has carried out their blood plasma donation three times, with an additional 100 plus congregants donating individually. A total of 3741 Shincheonji Church members successfully donated their blood plasma.
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Global Media Reports on Shincheonji Church's Blood Plasma Donations
Initial donation by 500 recovered Daegu congregants, July 2020 (video at the end)
Second donation by 1100 recovered Daegu congregants
Third donation by 4000 recovered Daegu congregants
From mid-2020, 231 reports published in 69 countries on intended 4000 donation
Shincheonji Church's official response to all allegations:-
“This is our earnest request: please stop the cursing and hatred towards Shincheonji. And we ask some media outlets that are slandering and suppressing Shincheonji using unconfirmed information and fake news to stop immediately.”
Official Statement by Shincheonji Church
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Further Global News Reports on Shincheonji Church (COVID-19)
Lies regarding the Coronavirus about Shincheonji 신천지 (03/03/2020)
Quarantine Official: "Confirmed case of COVID-19 in Daegu had existed before ‘patient 31’" (Daum News 22/03/2020)
Quarantine Official: "Confirmed case of COVID-19 in Daegu had existed before ‘patient 31’" (Naver 22/03/2020)
Shincheonji Church of Jesus in S. Korea Responds To What It Believes Are Erroneous Media Reports (Cision PR Newswire, 01/03/2020) ▶https://prn.to/3hDu3uo
"Shincheonji didn't lie about membership figures." (The Korea Herald 17/03/2020)
'Shincheonji members who survived COVID-19 volunteer en masse to aid vaccine development' (Religion News Service 26/06/2020)▶https://religionnews.com/2020/06/26/shincheonji-members-who-survived-covid-19-volunteer-en-masse-to-aid-vaccine-development/
South Korea church hit by COVID-19 says members to give plasma for research (Today Online 23/06/2020)▶https://bit.ly/3dxDTup
South Korea church hit by COVID-19 says members to give plasma for research (Jakarta Post 24/06/2020)▶https://bit.ly/2CBY5if
Official COVID-19 Response by Shincheonji Church of Jesus
•0307 Chairman Man Hee Lee asks "all congregants to fully cooperate for disease control" in a special announcement
•0302 Statement at Press Conference of Shincheonji Church of Jesus Regarding COVID-19
•0302 Regarding COVID-19 Testing of Chairman Lee, Man-hee of Shincheonji Church of Jesus
•0301 Letter of Appeal to Political Leaders
•0228 Letter of Appeal from Shincheonji Church of Jesus in Regards to COVID-19
•0226 Shincheonji Church of Jesus Provided a List of All Members to Public Health Authorities
•0223 Statement of Shincheonji Church of Jesus Regarding COVID-19
•0222 Over 1000 Shincheonji Church of Jesus Locations Disinfected and Closed Down in Korea
•0221 Shincheonji Church of Jesus Closed Down Its Churches and Affiliated Buildings from 18 Feb
•0220 Statement of Shincheonji Church of Jesus Regarding COVID-19 Countermeasures and Fake News
•0219 Statement of Shincheonji Church of Jesus Regarding the Novel Coronavirus Disease (COVID-19)
•0218 Notice on the Worship Service of Shincheonji Church of Jesus in Regards to COVID-19
COVID-19/Fact Checker: Q&A on Shincheonji Church of Jesus Regarding the Novel Coronavirus Disease (COVID-19)
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500 cured congregation members of Shincheonji Daegu Church Donate Blood Plasma
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