Gimhae-si Makes All-Out Efforts to Increase COVID-19 Vaccination Rate in Q2

[Asia Economy Yeongnam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Lee Sang-hyun] Gimhae City, Gyeongnam Province, is accelerating the COVID-19 vaccination in the second quarter.

As of the 17th, the vaccination reservation rates for the second quarter target groups are as follows: ages 70-74 at 54.7%, kindergarten, daycare, and elementary school (grades 1-2) teachers at 53.8%, ages 65-69 at 47.2%, patients with chronic severe respiratory diseases at 41.3%, and ages 60-64 at 27.7%.

Since the COVID-19 vaccine shows a high infection prevention effect of over 89.5% starting two weeks after the first dose, citizens aged 60 and above, who belong to the high-risk group, are being guided and promoted to make reservations through the website, SNS, and eup/myeon/dong administrative welfare centers to ensure everyone gets vaccinated.

Reservations can be made through the Korea Disease Control and Prevention Agency’s ‘COVID-19 Vaccination Pre-Reservation System’ website, call center, or by visiting the administrative welfare center near one’s residence for assistance. Proxy reservations for children are also possible.

Lee Jong-hak, Director of the Public Health Center, urged, “For the safety of families, children should take care of their parents’ vaccination reservations so that they can receive the vaccine on their preferred date and at a nearby medical institution.”

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