Geochang-gun Begins COVID-19 Vaccination Campaign

11 Long-Term Care Hospitals and Facilities for First Dose Vaccination, About 400 Inpatients, Residents, and Workers Under 65 Years Old

Geochang-gun Public Health Center Exterior View

[Asia Economy Yeongnam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Choi Soon-kyung] From the 26th, Geochang-gun, Gyeongnam Province, will begin the first round of COVID-19 vaccinations for about 400 inpatients, residents, and workers at 11 locations including nursing hospitals and facilities.

The county will administer the first dose from the 26th to March 10th in accordance with the supply schedule of AstraZeneca, and the second dose will be given 8 weeks after the first dose according to the vaccination schedule of the first dose recipients.

The initial vaccination targets are about 400 inpatients, residents, and workers under the age of 65 at three locations including Geochang-gun Nursing Hospital and eight nursing facilities such as Geochang Elderly Specialized Nursing Home. Consent was confirmed and over 90% of the vaccination targets were registered in the system.

Nursing hospitals with medical staff will conduct vaccinations on-site, nursing facilities will have vaccinations at the public health center, and in March, vaccinations will be given to high-risk medical institution workers and first responders to COVID-19.

General residents will be vaccinated flexibly depending on vaccine supply, with plans to start vaccinations from July in one vaccination center currently being prepared and 22 entrusted medical institutions.

Gu In-mo, the mayor of Geochang-gun, said, “We will do our best to ensure safe COVID-19 vaccinations by thoroughly preparing for target management, training vaccination personnel, and vaccine distribution and storage so that residents can return to their daily lives as soon as possible.”

The county public health center’s vaccination promotion team has been conducting online training for participating medical staff since the 15th to ensure safe vaccination implementation.

In early March, a public-private-military consultative meeting related to COVID-19 vaccine transportation, storage, and distribution will be held, and once the vaccination center installation is completed, a simulation drill will also be conducted.

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