Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport: "Priority COVID-19 Vaccination for Overseas Construction Entrepreneurs... Support Continues in Q3"

Medical staff are preparing Pfizer vaccines at the vaccination center in Buk-gu, Gwangju.
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[Asia Economy Reporter Jeon Muje-won] The Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport will actively support priority COVID-19 vaccination for construction businesspeople traveling abroad in the third quarter to help expand overseas construction orders.

According to the Ministry of Land on the 28th, the government has been supporting vaccinations for overseas construction workers since March 17, and plans to continue the system through the third quarter to facilitate smooth order acquisition and execution of overseas projects.

Before the implementation of the priority vaccination system, vaccinations were only possible according to the priority order set by the COVID-19 vaccination plan. Therefore, even in unavoidable cases for important official or business duties, vaccination before departure was impossible if not included in the priority group.

Due to the nature of overseas construction work, business trips abroad for contract signing are unavoidable, and recently, many clients require proof of completed vaccination before personnel meetings, making vaccination support necessary.

Since introducing the vaccination support system for businesspeople in March, the Ministry of Land has continuously expanded and relaxed the eligibility criteria. Currently, business travelers and dispatched personnel can receive vaccinations regardless of the duration of their stay abroad, and applications can be made up to one month before departure. Those who complete vaccination are exempt from quarantine upon return to Korea after overseas business trips without separate application procedures.

As of the 24th, 596 overseas construction businesspeople have applied for priority vaccination (469 have completed the first dose). More than 30 companies that completed priority vaccination and departed have either completed urgent tasks and returned to Korea or are actively performing duties while stationed at overseas sites.

Choi Jeong-min, head of the Overseas Construction Support Division at the Ministry of Land, said, "To support smooth order activities and safe construction execution for overseas construction projects, we plan to continue vaccination support reviews for businesspeople through the third quarter," adding, "We will do our best to actively identify and improve difficulties faced by companies."

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