Hapcheon-gun Begins First Round of COVID-19 Vaccinations

360 People Including Under 65 Nursing Hospital and Facility Entrants and Workers at 6 Locations

Hapcheon County Public Health Center Exterior View

[Asia Economy Yeongnam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Choi Soon-kyung] Hapcheon-gun, Gyeongnam, has finalized the list of 360 vaccine recipients from six locations, including nursing hospital and facility residents and workers under the age of 65, and will begin the first round of COVID-19 vaccinations starting March 2.

The vaccine used for this round is AstraZeneca, with the second dose administered after an 8-week interval, continuing through May. Nursing hospitals will conduct vaccinations internally as medical institutions, while public health center vaccination teams will visit nursing facilities for on-site vaccinations. In cases where there are no residents under 65 in nursing facilities and only workers are present, the workers will visit the public health center for vaccination.

For those aged 65 and older, the vaccination plan will be finalized after review by the government’s vaccination expert committee, which will secure clinical information such as vaccine efficacy.

Unvaccinated individuals who miss their scheduled vaccination time can receive the vaccine after November.

The county plans to do its utmost to ensure safe and smooth vaccinations by selecting local hospitals and clinics as entrusted institutions and conducting on-site inspections before vaccinations.

Residents were informed that vaccination timing may vary depending on vaccine supply conditions and that willingness to receive the vaccine is important.

The vaccination plan for Hapcheon-gun residents, excluding those under 18 and pregnant women, targets 40,343 people. Following the first dose, vaccinations will be administered in March to high-risk medical workers, COVID-19 response personnel, and 119 emergency responders; in May to those aged 65 and older; in July to those under 65; and after November to those who remain unvaccinated.

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