Seoul Street Homeless Vaccination Rate 43%... 79% Including Facility Admission

[Asia Economy Reporter Lee Gwan-ju] The Seoul Metropolitan Government announced on the 17th that the COVID-19 vaccination rate among homeless people living on the streets is 43%.

According to Seoul City, out of 596 homeless individuals registered as vaccination targets, 256 people, or 43.0%, have completed their first dose of the vaccine. Including homeless people admitted to facilities, the vaccination rate exceeded 70%.

The vaccination rates were 96.9% for those admitted to rehabilitation facilities, 94.7% for those in nursing facilities, 89.4% for those using temporary protection facilities, and 72.5% for those admitted to self-support facilities.

The combined vaccination rate for homeless people living on the streets and those admitted to or using facilities was 79.2%, with 2,339 out of a total of 2,953 people vaccinated. The number of people who consented to vaccination was 2,529 (consent rate 85.6%).

Seoul City stated, "For homeless people living on the streets, vaccination applications were received through on-site counseling, and after vaccination, temporary protection spaces are provided for post-vaccination care."

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