Jeongeup-si to Begin COVID-19 Vaccinations Starting on the 26th

For Long-Term Care Hospitals and Facilities... Consent Rate 97.3%

[Asia Economy Honam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Kim Jae-gil] Jeongeup City, Jeonbuk Province announced on the 25th that COVID-19 vaccination will begin on the 26th for inpatients/residents and workers of nursing hospitals and nursing facilities.

This vaccination will be conducted for 761 people under the age of 65, including inpatients/residents and workers at 18 nursing hospitals and facilities (5 nursing hospitals and 13 nursing facilities).

Before the vaccination, the city surveyed 782 inpatients/residents and workers at nursing hospitals and facilities to determine their consent to vaccination, and as a result, 97.3% (761 people) agreed to be vaccinated.

The AstraZeneca vaccine to be used for this vaccination will be sequentially delivered to public health centers and medical institutions through distributors.

The vaccination is planned to be carried out in two rounds (1st dose from February 26 to March 31, 2nd dose from April 23 to May 31).

Nursing hospitals with their own medical staff will conduct vaccinations independently, and ambulatory subjects such as workers at elderly nursing facilities will be instructed to visit public health centers for vaccination.

Facilities that find it difficult to conduct vaccinations independently will be visited by the public health center’s mobile vaccination team to administer the vaccine, and a temporary COVID-19 vaccination center will also be operated at Jeongeup Gymnasium in Yeonji-dong.

Furthermore, the vaccination center (Jeongeup Gymnasium) for mRNA (nucleic acid) vaccines such as Pfizer and Moderna, which require ultra-low temperature freezers, will be arranged with waiting areas, vaccination zones, and observation zones based on a daily vaccination capacity of 600 people (150 people per doctor per day) to ensure safe administration.

Meanwhile, the city is operating the ‘COVID-19 Vaccination Implementation Promotion Team’ to ensure smooth and stable progress of the vaccination.

The Vice Mayor serves as the overall promotion team leader, and the team is composed of seven practical promotion teams (Vaccine Supply Team, Implementation General Team, Vaccination Center Management Team, Vaccination Institution Operation Team, Target Management Team, Adverse Reaction Management Team, and Headquarters Support Team).

In addition, a private advisory committee to prepare for adverse reactions and a regional consultative body (Jeongeup Asan Hospital, Medical Association, etc.) for vaccine-related consultation and on-site support will also be operated.

Mayor Yoo Jin-seop said, “As unexpected confusion may occur on site once vaccination begins, I hope the situation will be shared promptly and a system for joint response will be well maintained.”

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