Jinju City to Administer COVID-19 Vaccines to Up to 600 People Aged 75 and Over Daily

Advancing a 'Safe Jinju' with the Start of Vaccination Campaign

COVID-19 Vaccination for Seniors Aged 75 and Older
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[Asia Economy Yeongnam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Choi Soon-kyung] Jinju City in Gyeongnam has been operating a COVID-19 vaccination center at the Jinju Indoor Gymnasium in Chojun-dong since the 1st for vaccination of those aged 75 and older.

The city's COVID-19 vaccination center operates a telephone consultation office, with a total of about 80 people including medical staff, administrative assistants, and volunteers working hard to vaccinate up to 600 people per day.

As of the 6th, out of 24,442 eligible people aged 75 and older, 23,213 participated in the survey, and 18,695 consented. So far, 1,864 elderly people have completed the first dose of the Pfizer vaccine, accounting for 7.6% of the target elderly population aged 75 and older.

The city allocates the 70,020 doses of Pfizer vaccine assigned so far according to the population aged 75 and older in each eup, myeon, and dong, and within each eup, myeon, and dong, selects recipients by neighborhood and in order of age.

Selected recipients receive an SMS message from the National Secretary 2 to 3 days before vaccination and direct phone guidance from the eup, myeon, and dong staff, and then get vaccinated on the designated day.

A city official stated, "In each eup, myeon, and dong, selected recipients or their guardians are notified of the schedule by text message and direct phone call based on the number allocated and the criteria of neighborhood and age order," adding, "Since the number of recipients and schedule are determined according to the government's vaccine supply volume, we ask for your understanding that the exact vaccination date cannot be specified for those who have agreed to vaccination."

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