Gwangju Seo-gu Achieves 86% Pre-Reservation Rate for Elderly Vaccination

[Asia Economy Honam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Shin Dong-ho] Seo-gu, Gwangju Metropolitan City, has achieved a pre-reservation rate of 86% for the elderly at entrusted medical institutions, thanks to the operation of the vaccine vaccination call center and the active role of 18 dong administrative welfare centers.

According to Seo-gu on the 4th, this vaccination started pre-reservations from the 6th of last month by operating a vaccine call center to provide information about pre-reservations to residents.

Online pre-reservations can be made through the website or 1339, and for elderly people who have difficulty with online reservations, they can inquire by phone or visit the dong administrative welfare centers.

As a result of recently receiving reservations for the elderly, 45,293 people, or 86.6%, out of 66,817 elderly residents aged 60 to 74 living in Seo-gu made pre-reservations.

Those who made pre-reservations plan to complete their first vaccination (AZ) by the 19th.

From the 7th, pre-reservations for Pfizer vaccinations will be conducted until the 15th for the second quarter vaccination targets under 30 years old, and by the 8th, the first vaccination for elderly people aged 75 and over is expected to be completed.

In addition, vaccinations (Janssen) for defense personnel (related public officials, reservists, civil defense, etc.) who made pre-reservations will be carried out from the 10th to the 20th.

Seo-gu plans to accelerate vaccinations by providing incentives such as certification badges to residents who received vaccinations and health checkup coupons offered by the Seo-gu Physical Fitness Certification Center.

A Seo-gu official said, "The fastest solution to COVID-19, which started last year, is thorough compliance with quarantine rules and vaccination," and added, "We will continue to devise various methods to ensure residents' prompt vaccination and make every effort to complete the vaccination process."

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