Suncheon-si COVID-19 Vaccination Starts with Care Facility Staff

Suncheon First Vaccine Recipient, 40s Long-Term Resident in Nursing Facility

[Asia Economy Honam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Lee Hyung-kwon] Suncheon City (Mayor Heo Seok) administered the AstraZeneca vaccine to 40 people, including a resident in their 40s at a nursing facility as the first vaccine recipient, and facility workers, at Suncheon City Health Center around 9:30 a.m. on the 26th.

Suncheon City announced that after the vaccination, the recipients stayed for about 30 minutes for observation, and no adverse vaccine reactions were reported.

Mayor Heo Seok also visited the health center vaccination site in person that day to encourage nursing facility staff and healthcare workers receiving the vaccine.

The city had previously signed vaccination consignment contracts with a total of 12 medical institutions, including 8 nursing hospitals and 4 visiting commissioned medical institutions, for this vaccination campaign.

Vaccine supply was provided in two phases: the first phase supplied 900 doses to the health center and Saenghyeop Nursing Hospital the day before, and the second phase supplied 1,300 doses of AstraZeneca vaccine to 7 nursing hospitals on the 26th.

The 8 nursing hospitals conduct vaccinations on their own, while 24 nursing facilities receive visiting vaccinations from commissioned medical institutions or a combination of visiting and on-site vaccinations at the health center.

The first dose is scheduled to be completed by next month at the latest, followed by the second dose administered in the same manner 8 weeks later.

A Suncheon City Health Center official stated, “We consider the priority vaccinations in February and March to be very important, so we will do our best to ensure smooth vaccination by conducting careful preliminary examinations and monitoring for adverse reactions for 15 to 30 minutes after vaccination.”

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