Jeonnam Province Begins Additional Janssen Vaccine Booster Shots

[Muan=Asia Economy Honam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Yoon Jamin] Jeonnam Province announced on the 8th that it has started additional vaccinations for Janssen vaccine recipients.

This vaccination targets residents who have completed the Janssen vaccine and have passed more than two months, and will be conducted at 640 entrusted medical institutions.

The number of Janssen vaccine recipients in the Jeonnam area is 54,000, including civil defense and reserve forces, residents of uninhabited islands, and foreigners.

Advance reservations can be made through the vaccine reservation system or city/county call centers, and other inquiries can be consulted 24 hours a day at the COVID-19 Vaccination Call Center (120).

Currently, infections among foreigners are occurring one after another in small businesses and agricultural and fishing villages in the Jeonnam area.

In the past two weeks, there have been 58 confirmed foreign cases, of which 49 are unvaccinated or partially vaccinated (not vaccinated or only first dose), requiring prompt vaccination.

Jeonnam Province plans to strengthen quarantine inspections such as preemptive testing, compliance with quarantine rules, and vaccination status by operating a designated public official system for foreign employment workplaces.

In addition, unvaccinated foreigners will be vaccinated promptly, and those who have completed vaccination will be encouraged to receive additional vaccinations.

Kang Young-gu, Director of Health and Welfare Bureau of Jeonnam Province, said, “As a lot of time passes after vaccination, additional vaccination is necessary to secure immunity against COVID-19,” and added, “We hope that the elderly, workers in high-risk facilities, and Janssen vaccine recipients actively participate in additional vaccinations.”

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