Authorities: "From 3 PM Today, Vaccination Reservations Available for Ages 60-74 at Designated Medical Institutions"

On the 3rd, citizens are waiting in the adverse reaction monitoring area after receiving vaccines at the vaccination center in Jung-gu, Seoul. Photo by Mun Ho-nam munonam@

[Asia Economy Reporter Seo So-jeong] Starting from 3 PM today, unvaccinated individuals aged 60 to 74 against COVID-19 can make vaccination appointments not only at public health centers but also by designating nearby delegated medical institutions.

The COVID-19 Vaccination Response Promotion Team announced that from the 4th, the eligible reservation targets will be expanded to include all unvaccinated individuals aged 60 to 74, regardless of their previous reservation history, in addition to those who had previously declined vaccination.

Accordingly, anyone aged 60 to 74 who has not been vaccinated and wishes to receive the vaccine can get the AstraZeneca vaccine through advance reservation.

According to the Promotion Team, for those aged 60 to 74 who did not wish to be vaccinated during the vaccination period and have no reservation history, first-dose appointments for the AstraZeneca vaccine have been available since the 2nd.

Furthermore, while vaccinations were previously administered only at public health centers, from today, appointments can be made by designating nearby delegated medical institutions.

Initially, the Promotion Team operated by having public health centers specify available vaccination dates in the system, and reservation targets would select a public health center they could visit to make a reservation and receive vaccination. However, due to delays caused by varying operational conditions at each public health center, the vaccination institutions have been changed to delegated medical institutions, allowing individuals to select their preferred delegated medical institution when making a reservation.

Reservations for delegated medical institutions can be made from 3 PM today until 6 PM on the 18th through the advance reservation system or call centers (1339, local governments), and vaccinations are scheduled to take place from the 9th to the 25th.

Regarding some errors occurring in the advance reservation system, Hong Jeong-ik, head of the Vaccination Management Team at the Promotion Team, stated, "There have been complaints about various errors in the reservation system, and we will check them," adding, "We are increasing counseling staff, but the speed of recruitment is not keeping up with the demand, causing inconvenience due to difficulty connecting by phone."

Meanwhile, those who made vaccination reservations at public health centers from the 2nd to the 4th can receive vaccinations at the public health centers on the reserved dates (August 5 to September 3). Those wishing to be vaccinated at delegated medical institutions can cancel their existing public health center reservations after 3 PM today and change their reservations to delegated medical institutions.

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