Moderna and Pfizer 11.56 Million People to Receive Text Tomorrow About 2nd Dose Schedule Adjustment to 5-6 Weeks (Update)

[Asia Economy Reporter Seo So-jeong] The COVID-19 Vaccination Response Promotion Team plans to send notification texts tomorrow to 11.56 million people who have their second dose of messenger RNA (mRNA) vaccines such as Pfizer and Moderna scheduled, informing them of the adjustment of the vaccination interval from the original 3 and 4 weeks to 5 and 6 weeks.

On the 11th, the Promotion Team announced, "For the 11.56 million people who have their second mRNA vaccine dose scheduled after the 16th, the vaccination interval will be adjusted from 3 and 4 weeks to 5 and 6 weeks, and the changed automatic second dose reservation date will be individually sent via text on the 12th."

Education and childcare workers will have their vaccination interval extended by 2 weeks from the original 3 weeks to 5 weeks, considering the school reopening schedule.

Originally, the vaccination intervals for Pfizer and Moderna vaccines were 3 and 4 weeks respectively, but due to disruptions in vaccine supply this month, the government urgently adjusted the vaccination intervals.

The Promotion Team also uniformly adjusted the automatic second dose reservation date to 6 weeks for 1.75 million people whose vaccination interval exceeded 6 weeks (more than 43 days) due to exceeding the reservation capacity at vaccination centers.

Additionally, if the automatic second dose reservation date falls during the Chuseok holiday, the vaccination date will be moved forward by 5 days to ensure the vaccination interval does not exceed 6 weeks. For example, if the automatic reservation date is September 20, it will be moved to the 15th; if it is the 22nd, it will be moved to the 17th.

Furthermore, if the automatic second dose reservation date falls on additional closure days of vaccination centers other than the Chuseok holiday, medical institutions can request bulk date changes through public health centers.

Moreover, individual vaccination recipients can change their vaccination interval within the 5 to 6 weeks (35 to 42 days) range through call centers, public health centers, or the medical institutions where they made their reservation. In cases where changing the vaccination date is unavoidable, such as overseas travel, public health centers can allow changes within the 4 to 6 weeks (28 to 42 days) range.

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