Mokpo Mayor Kim Jongsik Inspects Vaccination... Orders Thorough Preparation

Kim Jong-sik, Mayor of Mokpo, is visiting the public health center to encourage the staff. (Photo by Mokpo City)

[Asia Economy Honam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Jeong Seunghyun] Mokpo City in Jeonnam announced on the 1st that Mayor Kim Jongsik visited the Mokpo City Health Center on the 28th to encourage the staff who have been working hard for a long time to respond to COVID-19 and have been fully engaged in preparing for the vaccine (AstraZeneca) vaccination recently.

Mayor Kim Jongsik visited the Mokpo Indoor Gymnasium, where the 'Mokpo City COVID-19 Vaccination Center' was established, to inspect the site and emphasized "thorough preparation and readiness for similar situations."

The city changed the vaccination site for 360 workers at 20 nursing facilities to the Mokpo Indoor Gymnasium after a Hadang Health Branch employee tested positive for COVID-19 on the 25th.

In particular, the city has been making thorough preparations for vaccination by establishing the 'Mokpo City COVID-19 Vaccination Center' at the Mokpo Indoor Gymnasium at the end of January.

Mayor Kim Jongsik stated, "We will maintain vigilance until the end to ensure that COVID-19 vaccinations for nursing facility workers and residents proceed without any setbacks."

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