O Im-seon, Iksan City Council Member, Makes Every Effort to Secure Budget for Shingles Support

Consultation on Poetry and the 2021 Main Budget Formulation

Assemblyman Oh Im-seon

[Asia Economy Honam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Kim Tae-in] Oh Im-seon, a member of the Planning and Administration Committee of Iksan City Council in Jeonbuk, is making every effort to secure the budget for supporting shingles vaccination in Iksan City next year.

On the 28th, Councilor Oh stated that she successfully negotiated with the Ministry of Health and Welfare, which recognized that supporting shingles vaccination is a necessary project to prevent infectious disease outbreaks and to protect and promote the health of the elderly, and that she has completed consultations with Iksan City for the 2021 main budget allocation.

Councilor Oh, a member of the Health and Welfare Committee of the 8th Iksan City Council during the first half, proposed the 'Iksan City Shingles Vaccination Support Ordinance' in March last year, and this ordinance has been in effect since March 30 of this year.

This ordinance aims to reduce the economic burden caused by the disease and promote health by supporting the cost of shingles vaccination for vulnerable elderly citizens aged 60 and over in Iksan City, in accordance with the 'Framework Act on Health and Medical Services.'

Councilor Oh Im-seon said, “According to the Iksan City Shingles Vaccination Support Ordinance, the relevant budget has been allocated in next year’s main budget of Iksan City, and we are in various consultations with the executive branch to ensure smooth support. The enactment of the ordinance is not the end of establishing the basis for support, but I will actively strive to ensure that a budget that can be practically supported is allocated.”

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