Gyeongnam Province Advances COVID-19 Vaccination Schedule for Q2

<기사제목>From April 9, Residents and Workers of Elderly Care Group Homes and Homeless Shelters

[Asia Economy Yeongnam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Park Saeyan] Gyeongsangnam-do announced on the 7th that it will advance the COVID-19 vaccination for the second quarter vaccination targets.

To this end, Gyeongnam Province plans to operate vaccination centers and entrusted medical institutions early and vaccinate 704,279 people in the second quarter.

First, starting from the 9th, the province will begin early vaccinations for residents and workers of elderly nursing communal living homes, tuberculosis and Hansen's disease facilities, and homeless residence and usage facilities.

Vaccinations for AstraZeneca vaccine recipients such as airline crew members, caregivers for the disabled and elderly home care workers, dialysis patients, medical institution and pharmacy workers, and chronic kidney disease dialysis patients will also begin in April.

* (April 16) Airline crew, caregivers for the disabled and elderly home care; (April 23) Dialysis patients, medical institution and pharmacy workers

With the early AstraZeneca vaccination implementation, the province plans to speed up vaccinations by selecting 141 entrusted medical institutions prepared for early vaccination among the entrusted medical institutions.

Pfizer vaccine vaccinations are being conducted at four vaccination centers in the province. When 16 centers are installed on the 15th and one center on the 22nd, all cities and counties in the province will have vaccination centers installed by April.

When one additional center is installed in Gimhae City on June 1, a total of 22 vaccination centers will be established.

In addition, to facilitate rapid vaccination for elderly people who have difficulty visiting vaccination centers during weekdays, vaccinations will also be available on weekends and holidays.

Meanwhile, vaccinations for elderly people aged 75 and over and workers at elderly facilities have been underway since the 1st.

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