Nowon-gu Vaccination Reservation Rate for 60+ at 81.2%... Highest Among Seoul Districts...

As of 2 PM on the 3rd, 81.2% reservation rate at entrusted medical institutions... Highest reservation rate in Seoul... SMS notifications sent to residents, call center operated, encouraging pre-reservation by neighborhood for unbooked individuals... District Mayor Oh Seung-rok: "Rapid vaccination is the best quarantine, doing our best until the end"

[Asia Economy Reporter Park Jong-il] Nowon-gu (Mayor Oh Seung-rok) announced that as of 2 PM on the 3rd, the vaccination reservation rate for the 60-74 age group at entrusted medical institutions for May and June reached 81.2%, the highest among the 25 autonomous districts of Seoul.

The total number of vaccination targets aged 60-74 residing in Nowon-gu is 90,260, of which 73,303 have completed reservations. By age group, the rates are 83% for ages 70-74, 81.79% for ages 65-69, and 79.68% for ages 60-64, showing a high vaccination rate, and it is expected that the vaccination pace will gain momentum going forward.

Before the vaccination for the 60-74 age group began at entrusted medical institutions in each autonomous district, pre-reservations were sequentially started in the order of ages 70-74 (May 6), 65-69 (May 10), and 60-64 (May 13).

Pre-reservations were conducted through three methods: ▲ online COVID-19 vaccination pre-reservation system ▲ Nowon-gu vaccination call center and Korea Disease Control and Prevention Agency phone reservations ▲ phone and in-person visits to the resident community centers of the area.

The district used SMS notifications sent to over 260,000 registered residents to inform them of detailed schedules and reservation methods, and also compiled a list of those who had not yet reserved to encourage vaccination reservations by contacting eligible individuals in each neighborhood, making every effort to increase the pre-reservation rate for vaccinations.

The reason the district is focusing all efforts on vaccinating those aged 60 and above is that vaccination not only prevents infection for the individual but also blocks further transmission within families, making vaccination for the elderly extremely important.

According to the Korea Disease Control and Prevention Agency, a single vaccine dose for those aged 60 and above provides an 89.5% infection prevention effect, 100% effectiveness in preventing death, and a 45.2% effect in preventing secondary transmission within families.

The AstraZeneca vaccinations, which started on the 27th of last month at a total of 155 entrusted medical institutions in the area, are progressing smoothly with 19,210 people vaccinated as of June 2.

The district is planning various measures to ensure that vaccination reservations translate into actual vaccination rates. Detailed guidelines are being prepared, including distributing vaccination completion badges to boost psychological stability and pride among those vaccinated, and providing incentives when using public facilities such as senior centers and welfare centers.

Meanwhile, for Pfizer vaccinations for seniors aged 75 and above, Nowon-gu is operating two vaccination centers at Nowon-gu Sports Center and Wolgye Culture and Sports Center.

As of June 2, among 30,943 eligible individuals, 23,184 have received the first dose, surpassing 74%, and 13,024 have completed the second dose.

Mayor Oh Seung-rok said, “Rapid vaccination is the best quarantine measure. I thank everyone for actively participating in the vaccination pre-reservation, and we will continue to carefully oversee and do our best until the end to ensure swift and safe vaccinations.”

This content was produced with the assistance of AI translation services.