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On the 15th, the Corona 19 Vaccination Response Promotion Team announced a plan to implement the second quarter of Corona 19 vaccination containing these details. From the 22nd of this month, vaccinations are planned for 377,000 people who are hospitalized, residents, and workers 65 years of age or older in nursing hospitals and facilities. They are given the AstraZeneca vaccine.
From the 1st of the following month, vaccinations will begin for the elderly aged 75 or older. It is estimated that about 3.64 million people are eligible for vaccination in the case of seniors over 75 years of age. The government plans to have Pfizer vaccinations at vaccination centers. This is because Pfizer’s vaccine is the fastest introduced in the second quarter, with 500,000 doses being received by the end of this month. However, the promotion team said, “In consideration of the fact that online reservations are difficult and many people with limited mobility among the elderly over the age of 75, we will establish a support system that takes responsibility from pre-registration to transfer, vaccination, return home, and monitoring after vaccination” Said. In addition, in order to increase accessibility, it is decided to open 140 vaccination centers within the next month and 69 in June, and 254 centers in total by July.
About 4943,000 elderly people aged 65 to 74 will receive vaccinations sequentially from May. They will receive the AstraZeneca vaccine at commissioned medical institutions that are expected to be installed in more than 10,000 nationwide. The government is preparing to accept reservations through the Korea Centers for Disease Control and Prevention call center 1339 to help the elderly make reservations smoothly.
Chronic diseases under the age of 65 will be vaccinated from June. About 92,000 people with chronic kidney disease (dialysis patients) and 12,000 people with chronic severe respiratory disease are scheduled to receive the AstraZeneca vaccine. The promotion team plans to prepare procedures for dialysis patients who visit medical institutions on a regular basis so that they can receive vaccinations at the medical institutions they visit.
In order to protect schools and care spaces from Corona 19, the government is also starting vaccinations for preschoolers and daycare graduates, lower elementary school students, and faculty members who teach children with disabilities. From the first week of April, vaccinations will be started for special education workers, health teachers in kindergarten and elementary school (about 49,000 people), professional school staff and nursing staff (about 15,000 people) specializing in daycare centers for children with disabilities. They get the AstraZeneca vaccine at the public health center.
After that, in June, the scope was expanded, and about 491,000 teachers in charge of kindergartens, daycare centers, and first and second graders of elementary schools will receive the AstraZeneca vaccine. In the second quarter, vaccinations of health care workers and socially essential personnel who are responsible for public health and safety will also begin.
With the recent spread of the mutant virus in Korea, international flight attendants (27,000 people) were also included in the target for vaccination in the second quarter. They will be vaccinated against the AstraZeneca vaccine in May. In addition, the AstraZeneca vaccine will be administered to 385,000 workers in general medical institutions and pharmacies from June. Social manpower (802,000 people), such as police, maritime police, fire fighting, and soldiers, scheduled for the third quarter will also be vaccinated with the AstraZeneca vaccine from June.
The promotion team plans to finish the first inoculation for 12 million people selected according to priority by the second quarter, including the existing inoculations. The promotion team announced that 1,7793,000 doses of vaccine will be introduced in the first half of the year, and the supply schedule for 16102,000 doses has been confirmed.
“As vaccinations for the elderly begin in earnest in the second quarter, the vaccination agency, medical personnel, delivery and storage of vaccines, and related guidelines, etc. will be carefully checked again,” said Eun-kyung Jung, head of the vaccination committee. “We will do everything in our power,” and asked, “If you are in the vaccination order, please actively participate in vaccinations so that you can recover daily life together with the formation of group immunity in November.”
Minister of Public Administration and Security Jeon Hae-cheol said, “As long as the vaccination plan and vaccination targets are confirmed, we will proceed with the consent process for each city, county, district, town, town, and dong.” I will take care of everything from pre-registration to post-inoculation management.”