July Vaccination Detailed Plan Announced on 1st: "Vaccination Targets and Vaccine Types Revealed"

[Asia Economy Reporter Hyunseok Yoo] The COVID-19 Vaccination Response Promotion Team announced on the 28th that it will announce the number of priority vaccination recipients in July, the types of vaccines for each target group, and the specific reservation and vaccination schedule through a regular briefing on the 1st of next month.

According to the previously announced third quarter (July to September) vaccination plan, the Promotion Team will conduct priority vaccinations in July ahead of the large-scale vaccination for the general adult population in August.

The highest priority recipients are 200,000 people aged 60 to 74 who were scheduled for vaccination in June but had their vaccinations delayed due to vaccine shortages or health issues, chronic severe respiratory disease patients, essential social workers under 30 years old (police, firefighters, coast guards), healthcare workers affiliated with clinics and pharmacies, residents and workers in vulnerable facilities, and 110,000 teachers and caregivers who teach children under 9 years old.

They will complete pre-reservations within this month and receive the Pfizer vaccine next month. The first dose will be administered from July 5 to 17, and the second dose from July 26 to August 7.

High school seniors preparing for the College Scholastic Ability Test and high school staff will receive the Pfizer vaccine from the third week of July until the end of summer vacation. Teachers and caregivers of daycare centers, kindergartens, and grades 1-2 of elementary school aged 30 and above, as well as other elementary and middle school staff, will also be vaccinated with Pfizer or Moderna vaccines starting from the third week of July.

The 8.57 million people in their 50s, who have relatively higher severity and fatality rates when infected with COVID-19, will begin vaccination from the fourth week of July. Detailed vaccination schedules and vaccine types for people in their 50s are expected to be disclosed on the 1st. Other general citizens aged 18 to 49 will receive vaccines in order of reservation starting from mid-August.

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