Sejong-si, Nurse Lee Hahyun's 'First' Vaccination... Vaccination Begins for 718 Priority Recipients

On the 25th, one day before the COVID-19 vaccination, medical staff at a frontline public health center are inspecting the AstraZeneca vaccine. The photo is unrelated to the article. Photo by Mun Ho-nam munonam@

[Asia Economy (Sejong) Reporter Jeong Il-woong] "I hope everyone can safely receive the COVID-19 vaccine and that this year we can definitely return to normal life."

This is the message conveyed by Lee Ha-hyun (24, female), the first COVID-19 vaccine recipient in the Sejong area on the 26th. Lee is a worker at a local nursing hospital and was included in the priority vaccination group, voluntarily becoming the first recipient.

Sejong City will begin vaccinations from today until the end of next month for nursing hospital residents and workers under the age of 65. The city secured 1,000 doses of the AstraZeneca vaccine the day before.

The priority vaccination group in the region includes 695 people under 65 years old residing or working in six nursing hospitals and 14 nursing facilities, as well as inpatients, accounting for 96.7% of the total 718 eligible individuals. The consent rate is 2.9 percentage points higher than the national average of 93.8%.

The city will administer vaccines within nursing hospitals internally, while vaccination teams from entrusted medical institutions or public health centers will visit nursing facilities to vaccinate on-site.

The vaccine for the priority group is AstraZeneca, with a total of two doses. The second dose will be administered 8 to 12 weeks after the first dose.

After vaccinating nursing hospitals and facilities, starting next month, sequential vaccinations will be conducted for healthcare workers at general hospitals and hospitals with many severe patients, 119 emergency medical teams, primary COVID-19 responders, and epidemiological investigators.

Additionally, the city plans to establish a vaccination center at the Namsejong General Youth Center within next month to continue vaccinations as soon as mRNA vaccines (Pfizer, Moderna) are delivered.

A city official stated, "We will focus on safely and smoothly conducting COVID-19 vaccinations to secure herd immunity."

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