Mokpo Mayor Kim Jongsik Visits COVID-19 Vaccination Site... "Please Hang in There a Little Longer"

Vaccination Center Workers Encourage 12th Grade High School Students

Kim Jong-sik, Mayor of Mokpo, visiting the COVID-19 vaccination site. Photo by Mokpo City

[Asia Economy Honam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Seunghyun Jeong] Mokpo City, Jeonnam announced that Mayor Kim Jongsik visited the COVID-19 vaccination site to encourage workers and vaccination candidates.

Mayor Kim Jongsik visited the Mokpo Indoor Gymnasium, where the 'Mokpo City COVID-19 Vaccination Center' was established, on the 22nd and 23rd to check the on-site situation.

He also checked the vaccination status of 3rd-year high school students at Mariahoe High School, Mokpo High School, and Yeongheung High School, who are preparing for the College Scholastic Ability Test.

In Mokpo, vaccinations for 3rd-year high school students started on the 19th and were completed on the 23rd.

Mayor Kim Jongsik stated, "We will do our best to ensure that vaccinations proceed smoothly despite the hot weather."

Meanwhile, as of 5 p.m. on the 22nd, among 90,325 vaccination candidates in Mokpo, 81,580 agreed to be vaccinated, resulting in a first-dose vaccination rate of 88.3% and a completed vaccination rate of 37.9%.

Pre-booking for the 50-59 age group shows a reservation rate of 80.5%, with 22,808 out of 29,571 eligible individuals making reservations.

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