Jeonnam Province to Begin Pfizer Vaccinations for Seniors Aged 75 and Over Starting Next Month on the 1st

[Muan=Asia Economy Honam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Yoon Jamin] Jeonnam Province announced on the 30th that with the supply of 11,700 doses of the Pfizer vaccine, COVID-19 Pfizer vaccination will begin at regional vaccination centers starting from the 1st of next month.

The vaccination targets are approximately 8,000 workers and residents of elderly care facilities, and about 207,000 seniors aged 75 and older (born on or before December 31, 1946).

Priority vaccination will begin at the Mokpo, Yeosu, and Suncheon regional vaccination centers for a total of 11,700 people, including 4,095 in Mokpo, 3,510 in Yeosu, and 4,095 in Suncheon.

Subsequently, all 22 regional vaccination centers in the province will be opened by the 15th of next month to complete the vaccinations.

The Pfizer vaccines administered at the regional vaccination centers will be supplied sequentially every week, with 30,000 doses in the first week of April, 52,500 doses in May, and 104,325 doses in June.

Second doses will also be administered to 498 medical staff and workers at Mokpo, Suncheon, and Gangjin Medical Centers who received their first dose.

Seniors aged 75 and older who agree to vaccination must apply for a reservation at their local eup, myeon, or dong office at least two days before the vaccination, and can only be vaccinated after receiving notification of the confirmed vaccination schedule.

By the 29th, seniors aged 75 and older in the province registered as vaccination candidates and submitted consent forms for vaccination with the cooperation of city/county eup, myeon, dong staff and community leaders. The vaccination consent rate among seniors aged 75 and older confirmed by that day is 67.6%.

The province is preparing transportation measures such as deploying public vehicles to ensure safe travel to regional vaccination centers for vaccination candidates in areas with poor transportation or for elderly individuals.

To ensure smooth Pfizer vaccine administration, mock drills were conducted at the Mokpo, Yeosu, Suncheon, and Haenam regional vaccination centers starting from the 22nd, and all 22 centers are scheduled to complete preparations and open by the 8th of next month.

Kang Young-gu, Director of Health and Welfare Bureau of Jeonnam Province, said, “We will promote rapid and safe vaccination to achieve herd immunity and early recovery of normal daily life,” and added, “We ask residents to actively participate in vaccination according to their turn.”

Meanwhile, as of the 30th, the total number of confirmed COVID-19 cases in Jeonnam is 913, with 840 local infections and 73 imported cases.

As of this day, 41,969 people in Jeonnam, including residents and workers of nursing hospitals and facilities, have been vaccinated, showing a vaccination rate of 69.2%.

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