First Shipment of COVID-19 Vaccines Safely Arrives in Jeonnam Region

[Muan=Asia Economy Honam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Yoon Jamin] As the first COVID-19 vaccinations in Korea are being implemented nationwide on the 26th, the first batch for the Jeonnam region arrived on the 25th at 50 locations including local public health centers and nursing hospitals.

According to Jeollanam-do, the AstraZeneca vaccine, which was consigned and produced at SK Bioscience in Andong, Gyeongbuk, arrived at the logistics center in Icheon, Gyeonggi on the 24th. After sorting, delivery to public health centers and nursing hospitals nationwide began sequentially from early morning on the 25th.

In the Jeonnam region, the first batch of COVID-19 vaccines for 21,900 people arrived on the 25th at 50 locations including 22 city and county public health centers and 28 nursing hospitals, followed by 65 nursing hospitals on the 26th.

The primary vaccination targets for the AstraZeneca vaccine include 16,797 people such as residents and workers of nursing hospitals and nursing facilities. The first dose will be administered by early next month, and the second dose will begin at the end of April, 8 weeks later.

Also, the Pfizer vaccine arriving on the 26th will be administered starting from the 27th to 890 workers at seven COVID-19 treatment institutions including infectious disease dedicated hospitals (Mokpo, Suncheon, Gangjin Medical Centers, National Naju Hospital, Hwasun Chonnam National University Hospital, Gwangyang Woori Hospital, and Residential Treatment Centers). The second dose will be given in March and April.

The province will start the first vaccine inoculation in the region at 9 a.m. on the 26th at the regional vaccination center, Heungguk Gymnasium in Yeosu City.

Kang Young-gu, Director of Health and Welfare Bureau of Jeonnam Province, said, “As vaccines are supplied sequentially, we will do our best to ensure that vaccinations are carried out quickly and safely,” and added, “We ask residents to actively participate in vaccination to form herd immunity.”

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