Muan-gun Begins Full-Scale COVID-19 Vaccination for Adults in Their 40s and 50s

Published 08 Jul.2021 15:43(KST)

Updated 08 Jul.2021 16:06(KST)

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COVID-19 Moderna Vaccinations for People in Their 50s Starting from the 26th

Muan-gun COVID-19 Vaccination Center (Photo by Muan-gun)

[Muan＝Asia Economy Honam Reporting Headquarters, Reporter Oh Hwan-joo] Muan County, Jeollanam-do (Governor Kim San) announced on the 8th that it will begin full-scale COVID-19 vaccination for the general public and high school seniors in the third quarter.

The county will start COVID-19 vaccinations for 12,872 people in their 50s from this month.

Moderna vaccines will be administered to those in their 50s. Among them, 6,332 people aged 55 to 59 will make advance reservations on the 12th, and 6,540 people aged 50 to 54 will make reservations from the 19th. Vaccinations will be given at vaccination centers and designated medical institutions starting on the 26th.

Additionally, those aged 18 to 49 will receive Moderna and Pfizer vaccines from mid to late August after the 50s group completes their vaccinations.

Furthermore, for unvaccinated individuals aged 60 to 74 who canceled their advance reservations, reservations will be accepted from the 12th to the 17th, and Moderna vaccines will be administered at designated medical institutions from the 26th to the 31st.

Vaccinations for daycare centers, kindergartens, elementary and middle school staff, and workers at child welfare and care facilities were originally scheduled to start on the 28th. However, due to early vaccine arrival, advance reservations will be accepted from the 8th until 6 p.m. on the 10th, and Pfizer vaccinations will begin on the 13th.

High school seniors and high school staff totaling 1,102 people will receive Pfizer vaccines at vaccination centers coordinated by the responsible education office from the 19th to the 30th, according to each school's schedule.

Moreover, the county plans to secure the list of university entrance exam candidates other than high school seniors in July and vaccinate them in August.

Governor Kim San stated, “As COVID-19 vaccinations for the general public begin in earnest in the third quarter, we will thoroughly prepare to ensure vaccinations are carried out quickly and conveniently. This is an important time to form herd immunity in the community, so we ask everyone to actively participate in vaccination according to their scheduled period.”

Meanwhile, Muan County has been administering Pfizer vaccines at vaccination centers from the 5th to the 17th for those who made excess reservations among the June vaccination targets (aged 60 to 74) and those under 30 excluded from AstraZeneca (AZ) vaccinations.