Gwangju Nam-gu to Establish 'Local Vaccination Centers' Proactively by the 20th

[Asia Economy Honam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Park Seon-gang] The local vaccination center, which was scheduled to open in July at the Nam-gu Multipurpose Gymnasium in Gwangju Metropolitan City, will be established within this month, about four months ahead of the original schedule.

According to Nam-gu (District Mayor Kim Byeong-nae) on the 12th, the Korea Disease Control and Prevention Agency recently selected 50 priority locations nationwide for local vaccination centers after assessing the status of vaccine administration by region to accelerate the establishment of nationwide herd immunity and COVID-19 vaccination efforts.

In Gwangju, two locations, Nam-gu and Seo-gu, were included.

Accordingly, Nam-gu plans to install the local vaccination center at the Nam-gu Multipurpose Gymnasium in Jinwol-dong by the 20th, following the guidelines of the Korea Disease Control and Prevention Agency, and conduct a COVID-19 vaccine inoculation simulation training.

The simulation training is expected to take place on the 4th of next month.

The Nam-gu local vaccination center will be staffed with four doctors, eight nurses, and twenty administrative personnel. The eligible recipients for vaccination at this center will be finalized by the end of this month through consultations with the Korea Disease Control and Prevention Agency and Gwangju City.

District Mayor Kim Byeong-nae said, “The speed of forming herd immunity against COVID-19 is crucial. We will do our best to install the local vaccination center to ensure rapid vaccine administration,” and added, “We will make every effort to ensure that not only the residents of Nam-gu but all citizens of Gwangju can quickly return to their daily lives through thorough vaccination.”

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