Jangseong-gun Supports Shingles Vaccination Costs

[Asia Economy Honam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Park Seon-gang] Jangseong-gun, Jeollanam-do announced on the 8th that it will support the cost of shingles vaccination for the new year.

This year, the goal is to support 2,700 people, targeting residents aged 65 or older who have lived in Jangseong-gun for more than six months.

If you submit a resident registration certificate (or copy) showing the date of moving in and an ID card to a nearby military-commissioned hospital or clinic, the county will cover 70% of the general vaccination cost. The out-of-pocket expense is less than 45,000 KRW, with slight differences depending on the vaccine used.

In addition, basic livelihood security recipients can receive the vaccination at health centers without any separate proof documents or out-of-pocket expenses.

Shingles is caused by the varicella virus that lies dormant in the body and mainly occurs in elderly people with weakened immunity.

Since the pain is severe when it occurs and it can cause various complications, prevention is necessary, but many residents felt burdened because the vaccination cost reached 150,000 to 200,000 KRW.

With this in mind, Jangseong-gun started a shingles vaccination cost support project aiming to support 10,900 people over four years (2019?2022). Since the project began in June last year, active participation from residents has continued, achieving support for 5,385 people in the first year.

County Governor Yoo Doo-seok said, “Thanks to the great response from Jangseong residents last year, we achieved nearly half of the four-year goal in the first year of the project,” and added, “In the new year, we will firmly support seniors to have a healthy old age through the shingles vaccination cost support project and flu vaccinations.”

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