Damyang-gun, COVID-19 Vaccination 'Advance Reservation' Through Dedicated Call Center

Aged 60-74 Seniors, Chronic Severe Respiratory Disease Patients, Kindergarten and Daycare Teachers, and 1st-2nd Grade Elementary School Teachers, etc.

[Damyang=Asia Economy Honam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Kim Chunsu] On the 7th, Damyang-gun, Jeollanam-do announced that it will conduct advance reservations for COVID-19 vaccinations at entrusted medical institutions in May and June through a dedicated call center.

The vaccination targets include elderly people aged 60 to 74, patients with chronic severe respiratory diseases, kindergarten and daycare teachers, and elementary school teachers for grades 1 and 2.

The county will accept advance reservations through the COVID-19 vaccination dedicated call center until the 3rd of next month, and from the 27th, AstraZeneca vaccines will be administered at 21 entrusted medical institutions in Damyang-gun.

The COVID-19 vaccination reservation call center operates from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. on weekdays, and reservations can be made by contacting the Damyang-gun vaccination call center.

Internet advance reservations can be made through the reservation system website (KDCA, dial 1339 without area code) and the Ministry of Health and Welfare counseling center (dial 129 without area code).

Also, if telephone or internet reservations are difficult, proxy applications can be made by visiting the local town or township office of the resident’s address, and if health conditions are not good the day before or on the day of vaccination, it is possible to contact the scheduled vaccination institution to change or cancel the appointment.

Elderly people aged 70 to 74 and patients with chronic severe respiratory diseases have been able to make reservations since the 6th, elderly people aged 65 to 69 from the 10th, and elderly people aged 60 to 64, kindergarten and daycare teachers, and elementary school teachers for grades 1 and 2 from the 13th.

Elderly people aged 65 to 74 who have completed reservations will be vaccinated between May 27 and June 19, and elderly people aged 60 to 64 and other reservists will be vaccinated between June 7 and 19.

Kim Sun-bok, head of the health center, said, “We ask that you make advance reservations to ensure smooth COVID-19 vaccinations,” and added, “We will strive to minimize inconvenience to residents through prompt and smooth vaccination.”

Meanwhile, as of May 6, the total number of vaccinated people in Damyang-gun was 8,113, and the vaccination rate was 19.36% (based on the first dose) compared to the vaccination target of 42,000.

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