COVID-19 Vaccine, 3,487 People Vaccinated... Total 587,884 People

[Asia Economy Reporter Yoo Hyun-seok] It has been reported that about 74% of the priority vaccination targets have completed their first dose within 16 days since the start of COVID-19 vaccination.

The COVID-19 Vaccination Response Promotion Team (Promotion Team) announced on the 14th at midnight that there were 3,487 additional vaccine recipients.

The number of vaccinations on the weekend, the previous day, was about one-tenth of the 35,684 vaccinations on the preceding weekday (Friday). This appears to be a natural decrease in the number of vaccinations due to fewer workers at nursing hospitals, nursing facilities, and COVID-19 treatment hospitals on weekends and holidays.

Since the start of vaccination in the country on the 26th of last month, the cumulative number of people who completed the first dose over 16 days was counted at 587,884. From last month to this month, about 74.2% of the 792,267 priority vaccination targets have completed their first dose.

The vaccination rate compared to the domestic population (52 million) is about 1.13%.

Among all vaccine recipients, 561,785 people received the AstraZeneca (AZ) vaccine, and 26,099 people received the Pfizer vaccine.

Looking at the 3,487 vaccinations by city and province on the previous day, Seoul had the highest number with 1,704 vaccinations. This was followed by Gyeonggi with 744, Busan 187, Daegu 134, Gyeongnam 132, Gyeongbuk 127, Gwangju 109, Incheon 79, Gangwon 72, Daejeon 66, Jeonbuk 57, Jeonnam 41, and Chungbuk 35. There were no vaccinations on the previous day in Ulsan, Sejong, Chungnam, and Jeju.

Currently, the government is conducting vaccinations with initial supplies of AstraZeneca and Pfizer vaccines. Both vaccines require two doses. Currently, the first dose is being administered. The AstraZeneca vaccine’s second dose is given at a 10-week interval, and the Pfizer vaccine’s second dose is given at a 3-week interval.

The Promotion Team compiles and announces the vaccination and adverse reaction status daily at midnight.

If the vaccination institution delays registering recipient information or vaccination history in the system, there may be some discrepancies in the daily number of vaccinated people and vaccination rates.

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