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| Officials in the first response to Corona 19 at Dongjak-gu, Seoul are receiving AstraZeneca (AZ) vaccination at the Public Health Center in Dongjak-gu, Seoul on the morning of the 8th. (Provided by Dongjak-gu Office) 2021.3.8/News 1 |
General citizens over the age of 65 who have not entered a nursing hospital or facility will be vaccinated in earnest from April. Prior to this, vaccinations will also begin next week for elderly people 65 years of age or older who have entered nursing hospitals and facilities.
Hong Jeong-ik, head of the Vaccination Planning Team of the Corona 19 Vaccination Response Promotion Team, said at the Corona 19 regular briefing on the 13th, “In the second quarter, the age group 65 and older are the main targets for vaccination.”
The first vaccination of the Corona 19 vaccine started on February 26 and increased by 3,5684 as of 0 o’clock on the 13th, and 583,658 people completed the vaccination. First of all, the vaccination rate was recorded at 73.7% of 79,267 people.
The first candidates for vaccination are workers and residents of nursing hospitals and facilities under the age of 65, first responders to Corona 19, health care workers at medical institutions above the hospital level, and workers in Corona 19 patient treatment hospitals. The number of people subject to vaccination is a provisional statistic that can change according to vaccination registration.
According to the Corona 19 vaccination implementation plan, the targets for vaccination in the second quarter are △ senior citizens 65 years of age or older △ users and workers of welfare facilities for the elderly △ medical institutions and pharmacies workers (not eligible for vaccination in the first quarter) △ people with disabilities, homeless, etc. 9 million.
Earlier, Jeon Jeon-cheol, 2nd Deputy Head of the Central Disaster and Safety Countermeasures Headquarters (Minister of Public Administration and Security) said, “From April, we will start vaccination for the general public, other than those living in existing nursing hospitals and facilities, and medical staff. Among the elderly over the age of three, we are considering the elderly first,” he said.
Meanwhile, the Vaccination Response Promotion Team will also start vaccination next week for residents and workers in nursing hospitals and facilities over 65 years of age.
Initially, patients aged 65 or older and workers in nursing hospitals and facilities were also eligible for priority vaccination.
After that, the Vaccination Specialist Committee held a meeting on the 10th and decided to administer AstraZeneca vaccination to people aged 65 or older based on the results of a study in England and Scotland.
“The investigation of consent to vaccination for residents of nursing hospitals and facilities over the age of 65 is in progress, and will be completed by next week.” I will prepare.”