[Photo] Oh Seung-rok, Nowon District Mayor, Inspects COVID-19 Vaccination Center

[Asia Economy Reporter Park Jong-il] On the 23rd at 3:30 PM, Oh Seung-rok, Mayor of Nowon-gu, visited the vaccination center set up at the Nowon-gu Residents Sports Center to check the progress ahead of the April 1st vaccination for seniors aged 75 and older.

The district has about 35,000 elderly residents, ranking 2nd or 3rd in the proportion of elderly population among Seoul's autonomous districts, and will begin vaccinations on April 1st.

For seniors who are not familiar with the online reservation process or have mobility difficulties, the district has been sending 1,300 district office and neighborhood employees to visit homes since the 19th to obtain vaccination consent forms in advance.

The district plans to complete the vaccination demand survey and data entry by the 25th.

The vaccination center is set up at the Nowon-gu Residents Sports Center (Junggye-dong), with the first floor for registration and waiting, the second floor for preliminary examination rooms, vaccination rooms, and observation rooms for adverse reactions after vaccination, and the third floor for the situation room and vaccine storage.

The district plans to complete the qualification inspection and installation of freezers as well as the recruitment of doctors and nurses over the weekend.

During his visit to the center, Mayor Oh Seung-rok carefully inspected the site and encouraged the staff preparing in advance.

Mayor Oh Seung-rok said, “We will do our best to ensure that the vaccination on April 1st proceeds quickly, safely, and without any issues.”

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