115-Year-Old Grandmother's Vaccine Appointment 'Surprise'... Turns Out to Be a Resident Registration Error

Actual 96-Year-Old "Vaccination Completed Well... Condition Good"

On the 1st, when COVID-19 vaccinations began for elderly people aged 75 and over, medical staff presented the Pfizer vaccine. Photo by Jinhyung Kang aymsdream@

[Asia Economy Reporter Kim Bong-ju] On the 1st, news spread that 115-year-old grandmother Kim from Jinju, Gyeongnam, visited a vaccination center.

Grandmother Kim, who lives in Chojun-dong, Jinju, visited the Jinju Indoor Gymnasium around 2:30 PM that day with her son and daughter-in-law to receive the Pfizer vaccine.

According to her resident registration, her birth year is 1907, making her 115 years old.

A nurse, surprised by the birth year, rechecked her age. Her actual age was 96, younger than the registered age.

The grandmother's son explained, "During the Korean War, the community office documents were burned, so my mother's age was registered as older than it actually is."

Grandmother Kim is an only child who lost her parents early and has not corrected her resident registration because there was no witness to prove her actual age.

The son said, "Although my mother is elderly, she handled the vaccination well and seems to be in good condition," adding, "There are currently no plans to correct the resident registration."

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