Gwangju Seo-gu Makes Every Effort to 'Minimize Mobility Inconvenience' for COVID-19 Vaccine Recipients

Transported to Vaccination Center by Large Bus

[Asia Economy Honam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Yoon Jamin] Seo-gu, Gwangju Metropolitan City (Mayor Seo Daeseok) is making every effort to minimize the inconvenience of movement for COVID-19 vaccination recipients.

Seo-gu has finalized the first dose COVID-19 vaccination recipients in order of vulnerability to infection, prioritizing the elderly, and plans to transport them to the vaccination center (Yeomju Sports Complex) using large buses.

The first dose vaccination recipients, scheduled from the 1st to the 7th of next month (excluding Saturdays and Sundays), total 2,696 people, including 798 residents and workers of elderly facilities and 1,898 residents from each neighborhood.

To prevent traffic congestion around the vaccination center and ensure smooth vaccination at the designated times, Seo-gu will rent 53 large buses to transport the 1,898 vaccination recipients from each neighborhood to the vaccination center.

For this purpose, vaccination recipients who received confirmation notices were informed of their vaccination date and the neighborhood-specific vehicle gathering points via phone calls and text messages.

Recipients should board the bus waiting at the designated gathering points such as administrative welfare centers on the assigned vaccination date as instructed.

The buses will operate only one round trip on the vaccination day, and those who cannot board within the scheduled time or have physical difficulties boarding the bus may travel individually with the help of a guardian.

Individual travelers will be guided to arrive on time for smooth vaccination.

Additionally, for safe transportation, two transport supervisors composed of members from local volunteer organizations have been assigned to each vehicle.

They will disinfect the vehicle interior before and after transport and ensure the safety of the elderly by preventing accidents during boarding and alighting.

The vaccination process at the Yeomju Sports Complex vaccination center proceeds in the following order: ▲temperature check ▲identity verification ▲questionnaire completion ▲doctor’s preliminary examination ▲vaccine administration ▲post-vaccination electronic registration ▲observation for adverse reactions. A separate space has been prepared to accommodate any adverse reactions after vaccination.

The 2,696 recipients of the first dose plan to receive their second dose from the 22nd to the 28th of next month, three weeks later.

The 11,049 people who submitted vaccination consent forms but could not receive the vaccine this time will be vaccinated according to the plan once vaccine supplies are secured.

A Seo-gu official said, “As this is the first vaccination among the five autonomous districts of Gwangju, we will do our best to ensure the vaccination is safer and smoother than ever.” He added, “Those not included in this first round of vaccination are planned to be vaccinated as soon as vaccine supplies are available, so we ask for a little patience.”

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