Ministry of the Interior and Safety Releases 'COVID-19 Vaccination Information' Data... Opened on Public Data Portal

Open API Released for Immediate Use of Vaccination Sites and Performance Data

[Asia Economy Reporter Lim Cheol-young] The Ministry of the Interior and Safety announced on the 28th that it will open data related to COVID-19 vaccination on the Public Data Portal. The opened data will be provided in the form of open APIs so that companies and developers can immediately use them in smartphone map apps they operate without additional data processing efforts.

The public data being opened this time includes two types: vaccination site information (vaccination centers, designated medical institutions) and vaccination performance statistics, provided by the Korea Disease Control and Prevention Agency (KDCA). The vaccination site information is provided in an open API format convenient for immediately checking the location of vaccination sites through smartphone map apps, as well as in a general file (CSV format) that can be used for analysis or verification purposes, allowing users to choose according to their data utilization needs.

In particular, the open API data has been enhanced through proactive administration, such as adding latitude and longitude coordinates to the data received from the KDCA, enabling companies and developers to use it in real time in their services like smartphone map apps without separate processing.

Currently, data related to 22 centrally, regionally, and locally operated vaccination centers are being opened, and the data will be expanded in accordance with the additional designation of about 250 vaccination centers and approximately 10,000 designated medical institutions in the future.

Additionally, vaccination performance statistics are also provided as open APIs. Currently, related information such as vaccination performance statistics is publicly available in visualized forms like tables and graphs on the ‘COVID-19 Vaccination’ website (ncv.kdca.go.kr). The Ministry of the Interior and Safety has enabled companies and developers to automatically update the latest data in their services such as smartphone apps. The opened public data can be accessed by visiting the Public Data Portal (www.data.go.kr), clicking the popup on the main screen, or by navigating to ‘Issue Data → COVID-19 Vaccination.’

CSV file data can be downloaded directly from the portal, and open APIs can be used immediately after signing up and obtaining an authentication key.

Meanwhile, the Ministry of the Interior and Safety supported the broad utilization of data by providing information on public mask sales locations and sales volumes in data form last year, which was widely used for developing ‘Mask Information App Services.’

Minister Jeon Hae-cheol said, “Vaccination is the most important factor for the early overcoming of COVID-19,” and added, “We will actively strive to ensure that the public can receive vaccinations safely and conveniently by transparently disclosing related information and providing it in data formats that are easy to use.”

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