Ministry of the Interior and Safety "250 COVID-19 Vaccination Centers Designated Nationwide Including Indoor Gymnasiums"

Among 20,000 Designated Hospitals for Influenza Vaccination, 10,000 Selected as Consignment Medical Institutions

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[Asia Economy Reporter Lim Cheol-young] The government has decided to designate and operate 250 vaccination centers nationwide to administer the COVID-19 vaccines that will be imported into the country in early next month.

On the 21st, Park Jong-hyun, Safety Communication Officer at the Ministry of the Interior and Safety, stated in an online briefing, "As the schedule for the first domestic vaccine introduction has been moved up from the end of February to early February, we are accelerating the designation of entrusted medical institutions and vaccination centers to carry out the vaccination."

Accordingly, the Ministry of the Interior and Safety plans to designate and operate about 10,000 entrusted medical institutions and 250 vaccination centers. Officer Park explained, "For entrusted medical institutions, we can select about 10,000 appropriate hospitals out of the 20,000 hospitals designated for influenza vaccination," adding, "The goal is to designate and operate 250 vaccination centers."

Vaccination centers will be installed at least one per city, county, or district, and three centers will be established in areas with populations exceeding 500,000. Considering the situation where thousands of people will gather for vaccination, gymnasiums or civic centers with natural ventilation will be prioritized, and playgrounds, parks, and performance halls have also been selected as candidate sites.

Officer Park said, "Among the 150 candidate sites, there are 93 indoor gymnasiums, 30 performance and cultural facilities, 12 medical facilities, 10 vacant lots and playgrounds, and 5 government offices," adding, "We plan to receive candidate site submissions by tomorrow and make the final selection."

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