Gyeongnam Province Supports 746 Vaccinations for Essential Activity Travel Purposes

746 Vaccination Approvals Through Operation of Vaccine Support Center

On the 7th, at the quarantine station of Incheon International Airport Terminal 1, where the daily number of COVID-19 confirmed cases exceeded 1,200 and imported cases continued to rise steadily, Korean residents, international students, and foreigners arriving from Frankfurt, Germany after vaccination were lined up waiting. On this day, for the first time since COVID-19, 10,000 people entered Incheon International Airport in one day.
Yeongjongdo - Photo by Airport Photo Journalists Group

[Asia Economy Yeongnam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Park Saeyan] Gyeongsangnam-do announced on the 31st that it has supported vaccination for a total of 746 people through the operation of a vaccination support center available for unavoidable overseas departures due to important economic activities and essential official business trips.

The vaccination support center is a task that was previously handled by the Korea Disease Control and Prevention Agency and central government ministries but has been delegated to the metropolitan local government.

From July 7 to August 31, Gyeongnam Province supported vaccinations for urgent departures within October for local businesspeople and others.

During the operation period, a total of 786 applications were received, and 746 were approved, with an approval rate of about 95%.

The reasons for rejection included first-dose vaccinated individuals and duplicate applications.

Among the 746 vaccination support recipients, the actual vaccination rate through local public health centers is 96%. The remaining 4% are scheduled to be vaccinated according to their departure schedules.

In particular, considering the urgency of essential activity departures for businesspeople and others, the province conducted reviews and approvals on the day of application.

A representative of shipbuilding and marine company D located in Geoje said, "Twelve engineers had to go on a business trip to Italy for urgent discussions related to aircraft carrier boarding development, but thanks to the province's swift approval, the first dose was completed," expressing satisfaction by adding, "After the second dose, we will be able to safely complete the business trip."

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