First COVID-19 Vaccination for Faculty and Staff... Health and Special Education Teachers to Receive AZ Vaccine

First Vaccination at Seongnam-si Sujeong-gu Health Center Ready
Seongnam Hyeun School Staff and Local Health Teachers Receive Vaccines
Kindergarten and Grades 1-2 Teachers to Begin Vaccination from June

On the morning of the 2nd, a medical staff member at Mapo-gu Public Health Center in Seoul is busy filling syringes with the AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine ahead of vaccination for health and medical organization leaders. Photo by Hyunmin Kim kimhyun81@

[Asia Economy Reporter Han Jinju] COVID-19 vaccinations for school staff began on the 2nd. Although scheduled to start on the 8th, vaccinations commenced earlier at health centers that were prepared in advance.

The Ministry of Education announced that on this day, staff members of Seongnam Hyeun School, a special school in Seongnam City, Gyeonggi Province, and health teachers from elementary, middle, and high schools in the district received COVID-19 vaccinations at the Sujeong-gu Health Center in Seongnam City. Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Education Yoo Eun-hye also visited the health center to observe the vaccination site.

The Sujeong-gu area of Seongnam City completed vaccination preparations at the health center faster than other regions, and after consultations with schools, began the first vaccinations for school staff on this day. Health and special education teachers, support personnel, and special school staff received the AstraZeneca vaccine.

The Ministry of Education plans to conduct the first dose of COVID-19 vaccinations from the 8th to the 28th of this month for health and special education teachers, support personnel, and special school staff at all schools below the high school level.

Teachers who receive the vaccine can apply for paid leave for the time required for vaccination. If adverse reactions such as fever or pain occur the day after vaccination, they can take sick leave without a medical certificate.

Following health and special education teachers, kindergarten and daycare teachers, elementary school teachers for grades 1 to 2, and childcare personnel are scheduled to be vaccinated starting in June.

The Ministry of Education is consulting with quarantine authorities to ensure that the remaining school staff can be vaccinated in early the third quarter.

Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Education Yoo Eun-hye, who observed the vaccination site on this day, urged vaccination recipients to "continuously monitor for any health abnormalities following vaccination" and expressed appreciation and encouragement to the health center medical staff administering vaccinations to school personnel.

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