Hwasun-gun Offers Free Influenza Vaccinations to Prepare for Flu Season

[Hwasun=Asia Economy Honam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Kim Young-gyun] Jeollanam-do Hwasun-gun (Governor Gu Chung-gon) announced on the 11th that it will provide free influenza vaccinations to prepare for the winter flu season.

The free vaccination targets are ▲children and adolescents from 6 months to 18 years old ▲seniors aged 62 and over ▲pregnant women ▲residents of social welfare facilities ▲health-vulnerable groups such as basic livelihood security recipients ▲AI response personnel, etc.

Children from 6 months to 8 years old receiving their first-ever vaccination will receive two doses at 4-week intervals, while those aged 9 and older only need one dose.

Two-dose vaccinations are available from the 8th of this month until April 30 of next year, and one-dose vaccinations are available from the 22nd of this month until December 31.

Pregnant women can receive vaccinations regardless of their pregnancy stage from the 22nd of this month until April 30 of next year.

Pregnant women wishing to be vaccinated should bring their maternal health handbook or pregnancy confirmation certificate and visit the nearest designated medical institution.

Those aged 75 and over can be vaccinated from the 13th of next month, those aged 70-74 from the 20th of next month, and those aged 62-69 from the 27th of next month until December 31.

Pregnant women, children aged 6 months to 18 years, and those aged 62 and over can receive vaccinations at designated medical institutions nationwide regardless of their address.

Basic livelihood security recipients, near-poverty disabled persons, and near-poverty self-support subjects aged 60-61 and 19-59 can receive free vaccinations sequentially from the 13th of next month at public health centers (location to be announced later) and 12 public health sub-centers.

The status of designated medical institutions for vaccinations in the area can be checked on the Disease Control Headquarters’ Vaccination Helper website.

A county official said, “Since COVID-19 and influenza symptoms are similar, simultaneous outbreaks could cause confusion such as cross and overlapping infections within medical institutions,” and added, “To prevent the spread of influenza in the community, high-risk groups should definitely receive flu vaccinations.”

This content was produced with the assistance of AI translation services.