Namwon-si Promotes 'Local Government Autonomous Vaccination' for Foreign Workers

[Namwon=Asia Economy Honam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Jeong Young-gwon] Namwon City, Jeonbuk (Mayor Lee Hwan-joo) announced on the 25th that it will promote voluntary Janssen vaccine vaccinations by local governments for foreign workers and daily laborers who have not been vaccinated, as cluster infection cases have recently occurred frequently among foreign workers in quarantine situations.

Based on the guideline to identify and vaccinate target groups requiring rapid vaccination with a single dose due to the characteristics of the Janssen vaccine or those who find it difficult to receive a second dose, the city received an allocation of 570 doses of the vaccine from the Korea Disease Control and Prevention Agency and identified consenting individuals at 24 manpower offices.

An interim management number issuance office was set up next to the screening clinic, and since the 18th, unregistered foreigners have been actively identified and encouraged to undergo proactive COVID-19 testing, with vaccination reservation registration underway.

In particular, this vaccination allows unregistered foreigners without registration numbers to receive the vaccine without any disadvantages such as crackdowns, and they can receive vaccination after obtaining an interim management number at the public health center by bringing identification documents such as a passport.

From today until the 3rd of next month, the city has established a Janssen vaccine line at the Chunhyanggol Vaccination Center and, to ensure smooth and safe vaccination, has deployed interpreters from six countries (Thailand, Nepal, China, Mongolia, Vietnam, Russia) with the cooperation of the Multicultural Family Support Center.

Additionally, foreign vaccine recipients will receive guidance and assistance with filling out preliminary examination forms through interpretation to promote safe vaccination.

For more details, please contact the public health center call center or the vaccination center.

Namwon=Asia Economy Honam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Jeong Young-gwon wjddudrnjs@asiae.co.kr

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