Gangwon-do, Operation of 'Mandatory Activity Purpose Departure Vaccination'

Vaccination with Pfizer Vaccine Limited to Those Departing by September 30...

[Asia Economy Reporter Ra Young-cheol] Gangwon Province is implementing 'essential activity purpose departure vaccination' for residents who must travel abroad due to important economic activities and essential official business trips.

The province stated on the 9th, "Vaccination rates domestically and internationally are expected to increase in the second half of the year, and accordingly, economic activities that had slowed down are also expected to gradually increase."

According to the province, the 'essential activity purpose departure vaccination' was operated by the Korea Disease Control and Prevention Agency and the relevant central ministries, but in preparation for a sharp increase in outbound travel demand in the second half of the year, it has been delegated to metropolitan local governments and will be temporarily operated until August 31.

Eligible applicants are businesspeople engaged in important economic activities and essential official business travelers who plan to depart by September 30 based on the departure date, and the vaccine administered will be Pfizer.

However, those who have completed the first dose of vaccination and those traveling abroad for personal reasons such as study or employment are excluded from eligibility.

To ensure prompt vaccination for applicants, all processes from application and reception to review and approval will be unified under the Disease Control Response Division.

Park Dong-joo, Director of the Health and Welfare Bureau and Women's Bureau of the province, said, "Since this is implemented to protect individuals and the community, we will process vaccination support promptly."

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