Mokpo City to Begin COVID-19 Vaccinations on the 1st of Next Month

Indoor Gymnasium Event for Seniors Aged 75 and Above

Starting from the 1st of next month, Mokpo City will begin vaccinations. Photo by Mokpo City

[Asia Economy Honam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Jeong Seunghyun] Mokpo City will begin administering the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine starting next month on the 1st to elderly individuals and residents of senior facilities.

The vaccination targets include approximately 19,000 people: residents aged 75 and older registered in the city, residents and workers of senior residential welfare facilities, users and workers of day and short-term care services.

The city collected vaccination and personal information consent forms by the 26th for pre-registration, and to ensure safe vaccination, will separate recipients by residence and facility according to the reservation schedule, operating shuttle buses in each neighborhood.

Additionally, to respond quickly to adverse reactions, an on-site emergency treatment and emergency medical transport system has been established. After vaccination, adverse reactions will be monitored regularly for at least three days via phone calls and visits.

A city official stated, “Even after completing vaccinations for the elderly, it is most important not to relax but to follow personal quarantine rules such as wearing masks until immunity is secured,” adding, “We will take thorough measures, including individually checking for adverse reactions through local community centers during the three days after vaccination.”

Furthermore, since February, the city has set up a vaccination center at the Mokpo Indoor Gymnasium, safely completing the first dose of AstraZeneca vaccinations, and the Pfizer vaccine arrived at the vaccination center on the 24th.

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