Nowon-gu Nowon Vaccine Center Begins Pfizer Vaccinations for Ages 75 and Older

[Asia Economy Reporter Jongil Park] Nowon-gu (Mayor Oh Seung-rok) officially launched the operation of the first Nowon Vaccine Center at 9 a.m. on the 1st, located in the gymnasium of the Nowon-gu Citizens Sports Center, starting vaccinations for those aged 75 and older.

Previously, recognizing that elderly residents were not familiar with the online reservation process and had mobility difficulties, from the 19th of last month for five days, 1,300 employees from the district office and local community centers visited homes to collect vaccination consent forms.

As of the 30th, the consent rate among those aged 75 and older reached a high 80.7%.

Since vaccinations for the elderly have begun, the district judged that more detailed guidance was necessary and launched the ‘Vaccine Volunteer Corps.’ The recruitment quota of 100 people was filled within 20 minutes, reflecting residents’ high expectations for vaccination as a step toward returning to normal life.

The first vaccination center, set up at the Nowon-gu Citizens Sports Center (Junggye-dong), is organized with the first floor for registration and waiting, the second floor for preliminary examination rooms, vaccination rooms, and post-vaccination adverse reaction observation waiting rooms, and the third floor for the situation room and vaccine storage.

The district aims to vaccinate more than 400 people daily, starting with 320 on the first day.

According to Seoul city guidelines, Nowon-gu, with a population of 500,000, will operate a total of two regional vaccination centers. The second center will be established at Wolgye Culture and Sports Center (Wolgye 1-dong) and is scheduled to begin operation in July, depending on vaccine supply schedules.

Oh Seung-rok, mayor of Nowon-gu, who visited the first vaccination site on the day, said, “I hope COVID-19 will end as soon as possible through rapid vaccination,” and added, “We will do our best to ensure the vaccination center operates smoothly.”

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