Goryeong-gun Starts Reservations for COVID-19 Vaccines for Ages 60-74

On-site scene of COVID-19 vaccination in Goryeong-gun area.

[Asia Economy Yeongnam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Choi Jae-ho] Goryeong-gun, Gyeongbuk Province (Governor Kwak Yong-hwan) began accepting reservations for COVID-19 vaccinations for residents aged 60 to 74 starting from the 6th.

Those aged 70 and above can make reservations from this day, those aged 65 to 69 from the 10th, and those aged 60 to 64 from the 13th. The reservation deadline is June 3. The vaccine administered will be AstraZeneca (AZ).

Applicants can apply online, through the Korea Disease Control and Prevention Agency call center, the Health and Welfare Counseling Center, or the call centers of their local eup/myeon offices. Those who make reservations can receive vaccinations sequentially from the 27th at the Goryeong-gun Public Health Center, designated medical institutions (Goryeong Youngsaeng Hospital), and designated medical institutions nationwide.

Residents with chronic severe respiratory diseases, as well as teachers of kindergartens, daycare centers, and 1st and 2nd grades of elementary school, can make reservations starting from the 13th, with vaccinations beginning on the 27th. For special teachers under 30 and essential social workers excluded from the AZ vaccination target group in the second quarter, vaccinations using the Pfizer vaccine will be conducted through vaccination centers in June.

Kim Gon-su, director of the Public Health Center, stated, "Through safe and prompt COVID-19 vaccinations, we hope that the residents will achieve herd immunity and quickly regain the precious daily lives they had before the COVID-19 infection."

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