Total of 7,455,726 People Received First Vaccine Dose... About 14.5% of Total Population

36,7761 People Vaccinated Yesterday

Medical staff at Buk-gu Health Center are administering the Pfizer vaccine at the COVID-19 vaccination center.
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[Asia Economy Reporter Seongpil Cho] The number of first-dose COVID-19 vaccinations in South Korea increased by nearly 370,000 in one day on the 4th. As a result, the first-dose vaccination rate against the total population rose to 14.5%, up 0.7 percentage points from the previous day.

According to the COVID-19 Vaccination Response Promotion Team (Promotion Team) on the 5th, the number of new first-dose vaccinations the previous day was 367,761, slightly higher than the 342,576 vaccinations on the day before. Among them, 283,855 people received the AstraZeneca (AZ) vaccine, and 83,906 received the Pfizer vaccine.

The cumulative number of first-dose vaccinations reached 7,455,726, which is about 14.5% of the total population (51,349,116 as of December last year). Among the cumulative first-dose recipients, 4,831,847 received the AstraZeneca vaccine, and 2,623,879 received the Pfizer vaccine.

The number of people who completed the second dose increased by 29,584. Among them, 22,767 received the AstraZeneca vaccine, and the remaining 6,817 received the Pfizer vaccine. The cumulative number of people who completed the second dose is 2,277,137, accounting for 4.4% of the total population. The total number of vaccinations combining both first and second doses in South Korea is 9,732,863.

Currently, vaccinations in South Korea are being carried out sequentially using AstraZeneca and Pfizer vaccines. Both vaccines require two doses. The AstraZeneca vaccine recommends a 2nd dose interval of 11 to 12 weeks, while the Pfizer vaccine recommends a 3-week interval.

Starting from the 7th, AstraZeneca vaccinations will be administered to the elderly aged 60 to 64. Teachers and childcare workers aged 30 and above in kindergartens, daycare centers, and lower grades of elementary school (grades 1-2) were originally scheduled to receive the AstraZeneca vaccine from the 7th, but the vaccine type has been changed to mRNA vaccines such as Pfizer or Moderna, which have a shorter dosing interval, and vaccinations will be conducted during the summer vacation in July and August. For military personnel under 30 years old, Pfizer vaccinations will begin at military medical institutions from the 7th.

About 190,000 essential social workers and residents or workers in vulnerable facilities under 30 years old (born after January 1, 1992), who had been excluded from vaccination due to concerns about 'rare thrombosis' after AstraZeneca vaccination, will receive the Pfizer vaccine between the 15th and 26th of this month. Pre-registration will start on the website or mobile from the 7th.

Vaccinations with Moderna and Janssen vaccines will also begin this month. The 1,012,800 doses of Janssen vaccine provided by the U.S. government arrived in South Korea just after midnight on this day. Among reservists and civil defense personnel aged 30 to under 60, and pre-registered defense and diplomatic personnel totaling 892,393 people, Janssen vaccinations will be administered at local clinics and other entrusted medical institutions from the 10th to the 20th. The initial batch of 55,000 Moderna doses (for 27,500 people), which arrived in South Korea on the 1st, will be administered to medical staff under 30 years old working at tertiary general hospitals, general hospitals, and hospitals or higher-level medical institutions.

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