President Moon: "1.2 Million Vaccinations in Two Days, Thanks to the People and Medical Staff"

SNS Messages Related to COVID-19 Vaccination... "At This Pace, Achieving the Goal of Vaccinating Over 13 Million People by June Is Feasible"

[Asia Economy Reporter Ryu Jeong-min] President Moon Jae-in stated on the 29th in a post on social networking services (SNS) regarding COVID-19 vaccination, "The vaccination process is gaining momentum. In just two days, 1.2 million people have been vaccinated, and as of yesterday, more than 5.23 million people, which is 10.2% of the total population, have received the vaccine."

President Moon said, "I express my deep gratitude to the citizens who are actively participating in the vaccination in order, as well as to the medical staff working at vaccination centers, public health centers, private consigned medical institutions, frontline public officials, and volunteers for their hard work."

In particular, President Moon noted, "98% of those who made prior reservations have actually received the vaccination, recording a very high vaccination rate. The reservation rate is also increasing. This is very fortunate. At this pace, achieving the vaccination target of over 13 million people by June should be smooth."

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President Moon stated, "As in quarantine efforts, our country is demonstrating administrative capabilities utilizing high IT technology in vaccination as well. The ‘leftover vaccine reservation service’ via mobile, which is difficult for other countries to follow, is a representative example. It will greatly help to increase the vaccination rate further and prevent even a small amount of precious vaccine from being wasted."

President Moon explained, "The vaccine import is proceeding smoothly as planned, and additional negotiations to import more quantities are underway. As a result of the Korea-US summit, the vaccines promised by the United States are also expected to arrive soon."

President Moon predicted, "Ultimately, it depends on the active participation of the people in vaccination. If the citizens actively participate in reservations and vaccinations according to the government’s plan, herd immunity can be achieved early."

President Moon pledged, "As vaccinations increase, the burden on quarantine measures can be reduced. However, complacency is still forbidden. In some countries, as vaccination has begun in earnest, there have been cases where confirmed cases have increased. I ask everyone to remember that compliance with quarantine rules is essential until a certain period, and the government will do its best in quarantine and vaccination until the day of returning to normal life."

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