Vaccinations Begin Today for Soldiers Under 30

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[Asia Economy Yang Nak-gyu, Military Specialist Reporter] The military will begin administering the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine to soldiers under the age of 30 starting from the 7th. As of the 3rd, the vaccination consent rate among soldiers under 30 is 86.5% (358,000 people).

On this day, the Ministry of National Defense announced plans to conduct vaccinations over six weeks at 91 military vaccination sites, including military hospitals and division-level medical units. The Ministry expects to complete vaccinations for the target group by July. Since the Pfizer vaccine requires a second dose at a three-week interval, it is expected that the second dose will also be completed within July. Initially, soldiers under 30 were scheduled to receive the COVID-19 vaccine starting mid-month, but the schedule was moved up due to improvements in domestic vaccine supply.

Additionally, for soldiers and military personnel aged 30 and above who began receiving the UK AstraZeneca (AZ) COVID-19 vaccine from April 28, the second dose is scheduled to start on the 14th of next month, and herd immunity within the military is expected to be established as early as July.

Furthermore, the Janssen vaccine donated by the United States to Korea will begin administration on the 10th to reservists, civil defense personnel, and defense sector workers. The planned amount has increased from the initially planned 550,000 doses to approximately 1.01 million doses, raising expectations for an increase in the domestic vaccination rate.

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