Jeonnam Province Strengthens COVID-19 Vaccine Management with 'On-site Inspections'

[Muan=Asia Economy Honam Reporting Headquarters, Reporter Yoon Jamin] Jeonnam Province has launched an on-site inspection to prohibit 'queue-jumping vaccination' for COVID-19 vaccines and to ensure thorough storage management.

The province announced on the 4th that by strengthening the management and supervision of COVID-19 preventive vaccines, vaccination is being carried out quickly and safely without any setbacks.

Recently, it was confirmed that about 10 people, including the hospital chairman who were neither medical staff nor patients, received the AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine by 'queue-jumping' at a nursing hospital located in Dongducheon-si, Gyeonggi-do.

Also, at the National Medical Center, an incident occurred where the hot water pipe next to the ultra-low temperature freezer storing Pfizer vaccines burst, almost causing the entire batch of vaccines to be discarded.

The province inspected vaccine management situations such as vaccination status, storage conditions, and emergency generator operation during power outages by visiting vaccination centers in Yeosu City starting last month on the 26th, then Gurye and Gokseong, Mokpo and Sinan on the 2nd, and Jindo and Wando-gun on the 3rd.

To prevent vaccine-related accidents at nursing hospitals, public health center staff are observing the entire vaccination process from vaccine receipt to administration to promote quick and safe vaccination.

As of the day before, out of 18,687 eligible recipients, a total of 10,137 people have been vaccinated, including 10,069 residents and workers of nursing hospitals and facilities, and 68 workers at infectious disease specialized hospitals.

Kang Young-gu, Director of Health and Welfare Bureau of Jeonnam Province, said, “We will thoroughly guide entrusted medical institutions and manage vaccines to prevent cases of queue-jumping vaccination and vaccine disposal due to improper storage, ensuring safe vaccination with the trust of the residents.”

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