Statement on healthcare system preparedness in response to COVID-19 Omicron subvariants BA.4 and BA.5 surge in Korea from the Korean Pediatric Society and Korean Society of Pediatric Infectious Diseases

• Eun Young Cho,
• Dong Hyun Kim,
• Soo-Han Choi,
• Ki Wook Yun,
• Jong Gyun Ahn,
• Hye-Kyung Cho,
• Hyunju Lee,
• Jina Lee,
• Taek-Jin Lee,
• Byung-Wook Eun,
• Jin Lee,
• Dae Sun Jo,
• Yun-Kyung Kim,
• Yae-Jean Kim,

Affiliations

Eun Young Cho

Department of Pediatrics, Chungnam National University Hospital, Daejeon, Korea

Dong Hyun Kim

Department of Pediatrics, Inha University Hospital, Inha University School of Medicine, Incheon, Korea

Soo-Han Choi

Department of Pediatrics, Pusan National University School of Medicine, Busan, Korea

Ki Wook Yun

Department of Pediatrics, Seoul National University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea

Jong Gyun Ahn

Department of Pediatrics, Severance Children’s Hospital, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea

Hye-Kyung Cho

Department of Pediatrics, Ewha Womans University Mokdong Hospital, Seoul, Korea

Hyunju Lee

Department of Pediatrics, Seoul National University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea

Jina Lee

Department of Pediatrics, Asan Medical Center, University of Ulsan College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea

Taek-Jin Lee

Department of Pediatrics, CHA University School of Medicine, Pocheon, Korea

Byung-Wook Eun

Department of Pediatrics, School of Medicine, Eulji University, Daejeon, Korea

Jin Lee

Department of Pediatrics, The Catholic University of Korea Incheon St. Mary's Hospital, Incheon, Korea

Dae Sun Jo

Department of Pediatrics, Jeonbuk National University Medical School, Jeonju, Korea

Yun-Kyung Kim

Department of Pediatrics, Korea University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea

Yae-Jean Kim

Department of Pediatrics, Samsung Medical Center, Sungkyunkwan Universtiy School of Medicine, Seoul, Korea