Jeonbuk Imsil-gun, First in Province to Offer Free Flu Vaccinations to All Residents

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[Asia Economy Honam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Park Nosik] Imsil County announced that it will be the first in the province to provide free flu vaccinations to all residents to prevent influenza similar to COVID-19.

On the 16th, Imsil County, together with the Imsil County Council, agreed on the necessity of free flu vaccinations for all residents and decided to urgently reflect an additional budget of 200 million KRW for flu vaccine costs in the second supplementary budget.

In particular, to prevent the simultaneous spread of influenza and COVID-19 in advance, through urgent consultations with the County Council, it is expected that free vaccinations will be available for 12,854 adults aged 19 to 61, who were originally excluded from the vaccination target.

The county has been sequentially administering free influenza vaccinations starting with children from the 15th, followed by pregnant women and seniors aged 62 and over. Vaccinations for the additionally included residents are scheduled to begin on the 20th of next month.

Additionally, to prevent the spread of COVID-19, the vaccine was changed from the existing trivalent vaccine to the quadrivalent vaccine. Any resident can check the vaccination schedule in advance, bring their ID, and visit a medical institution.

County Governor Shim Min said, “With the ongoing spread of COVID-19, if influenza also spreads during the changing seasons, the health and safety of residents will be seriously threatened, and anxiety will spread. We must expand the target group from those aged 19 to 61, who were excluded from free vaccinations, to create herd immunity against influenza.”

Jin Namgeun, Chairman of the Imsil County Council, also said, “The executive branch and the council have united to protect the health and safety of residents from COVID-19 and influenza. We must expand flu vaccinations to all residents to protect them from infectious diseases.”

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