Hwasun-gun Accelerates Preparations for Pfizer Vaccine Administration

[Hwasun=Asia Economy Honam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Kim Ji-woon] Hwasun County, Jeollanam-do (Governor Gu Chung-gon) has completed the installation of the COVID-19 vaccination center and is accelerating the final preparations.

According to the county on the 29th, the vaccination center has been set up at the Iyongdae Gymnasium, and administrative efforts are focused on stable and rapid vaccination implementation.

Earlier, on the 26th, the county, together with related organizations such as the Jeonnam Vaccine Promotion Team, fire station, Korea Electrical Safety Corporation, and military units, inspected the entire facility and operation system including vaccine management, medical equipment, pre-registration stages, adverse reaction monitoring, and emergency response.

A close promotion system has been established with the towns and townships to handle vaccination consent form collection, transportation support plans for those scheduled for vaccination, and measures to increase vaccination rates.

Recently, the county held a meeting with towns and townships and related organizations to check the status of consent form collection for residents aged 75 and older, whose vaccinations start on the 15th of next month, and gathered opinions on field difficulties to discuss improvement plans.

To expedite the consent process, about 300 employees from administrative welfare centers and the county office have been deployed for in-person registration, and plans are underway to operate shuttle buses to support transportation for residents in township areas with mobility difficulties.

Response teams have been formed for each town and township to establish a step-by-step response system including prior consent procedures (pre-registration), individual vaccination schedule notifications via phone calls (3 days and 1 day before vaccination), text messages, village broadcasts, transportation support to the vaccination center (shuttle bus operation), and post-vaccination adverse reaction monitoring.

Residents aged 75 and older in the Hwasun area will receive the Pfizer vaccine at the COVID-19 vaccination center (Iyongdae Gymnasium) starting from the 15th of next month.

The county has staggered vaccination dates and times by town and township to ensure smooth vaccination implementation.

A vaccination simulation drill is scheduled for the 31st to conduct a final check of the COVID-19 vaccination center’s readiness, including vaccination waiting, preparation, administration, post-vaccination observation, and response to adverse reactions.

A county official said, “We are thoroughly checking all necessary preparations for rapid and safe COVID-19 vaccination,” and added, “Active vaccination by residents is essential to achieve herd immunity by November.”

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