Jeju Residents 472,245 Receive COVID-19 Vaccination... Minors and Pregnant Women Excluded

Jeju Special Self-Governing Province Government Complex

[Asia Economy Honam Reporting Headquarters (Jeju) Reporter Park Chang-won] Jeju Province will begin COVID-19 vaccination from February, targeting 472,245 residents.

Jeju Special Self-Governing Province announced on the 28th that, according to the government's COVID-19 vaccination plan, COVID-19 vaccinations are expected to be available in the Jeju area starting in February.

Jeju Province plans to distribute and supply vaccines after consultations and discussions with the public-private COVID-19 council, in accordance with the Korea Disease Control and Prevention Agency's vaccine supply schedule and vaccination approval progress. In particular, vaccinations will be carried out in line with the government's policy to prioritize blocking transmission through vulnerable facilities, considering the high fatality rate of COVID-19 among the elderly.

Vaccinations will begin with residents of nursing hospitals and elderly medical welfare facilities, and high-risk healthcare workers, followed by those aged 65 and older, healthcare workers and workers at home-based elderly welfare facilities, chronic disease patients, and adults aged 19 to 64. Jeju Province aims to vaccinate 472,245 people, which is about 70% of the local population (674,635, excluding foreigners), by the end of November this year, when the influenza season returns.

Vaccination plans for children, elementary, middle, and high school students, and pregnant women have not yet been finalized due to lack of clinical data.

Two vaccination centers have been selected in Jeju: Hallasan Gymnasium in Jeju City and Innovation City National Sports Center in Seogwipo City, considering parking and the 30-minute observation period after vaccination.

Viral vector vaccines such as AstraZeneca and Janssen will be stored at refrigerated temperatures (2~8℃), while mRNA vaccines like Pfizer and Moderna require frozen (-20℃) or ultra-low temperature (-60~-90℃) storage. Therefore, ultra-low temperature freezers will be purchased through the national procurement mall. In addition, on-site inspections for refrigerator management at vaccination institutions will be conducted.

To secure medical personnel for vaccination centers, cooperation with related organizations, experts, and private groups is being discussed. Jeju Province is reviewing the dispatch of public health doctors and is in talks to allocate personnel with support from the provincial medical association and nursing association. Equipment and space arrangements for operating vaccination centers, as well as designation of entrusted medical institutions such as hospitals and clinics, are expected by early February.

Meanwhile, as of January 28, 2021, 202 institutions have applied to participate as entrusted medical institutions in the Jeju area.

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