Hapcheon-gun Launches COVID-19 Vaccination Promotion Campaign for Foreigners

Restaurants and Markets Used by Foreigners in the District: Vietnam, Uzbekistan, etc.

COVID-19 Vaccination Campaign for Foreigners [Image Source=Hapcheon-gun]

[Asia Economy Yeongnam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Choi Soon-kyung] Hapcheon-gun, Gyeongnam Province announced on the 10th that the Safety General Division, Public Health Center, Hapcheon-gun Family Center, and Safety Security Officers formed a public-private cooperative COVID-19 vaccination promotion team and conducted a vaccination promotion campaign targeting foreigners in the area at foreigner-related facilities located in Hapcheon-eup on the 5th and 9th.

In accordance with the implementation of the ‘gradual recovery measures for daily life centered on vaccinated individuals through phased easing and lifting of quarantine,’ the county distributed vaccination information leaflets in foreign languages such as Vietnamese and Uzbek to restaurants and marts used by foreigners in the area to encourage vaccination among foreigners, and also carried out vaccination promotion campaigns targeting foreigners on major roads and multi-use facilities.

Vaccinations for foreigners are available not only to foreigners registered with foreigner registration but also to foreigners without foreigner registration numbers, including undocumented foreigners, who can receive a temporary management number to get vaccinated.

Identification information is used solely for vaccination purposes and, under the exemption system for notification obligations, illegal stay information is not reported to immigration or foreigner-related authorities. However, short-term visitors staying in Korea for 90 days or less for travel purposes are excluded from vaccination eligibility.

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