Daegu City to Conduct COVID-19 Vaccinations for Unvaccinated and Additional Doses

Encouraging Booster Shots for Unvaccinated, Elderly, and Workers in Infection-Vulnerable Facilities

Daegu Metropolitan City Hall.

[Asia Economy Yeongnam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Lee Se-ryeong] The Daegu City COVID-19 Vaccination Implementation Promotion Team is shortening the interval for vaccination of unvaccinated individuals and additional vaccinations for the elderly aged 60 and over, infection-vulnerable facilities, and high-risk groups.

Following the announcement by the Korea Disease Control and Prevention Agency on the 17th, the policy is to shorten the interval for additional vaccinations to 4 months after completing the primary vaccination for the elderly aged 60 and over, infection-vulnerable facilities including nursing hospitals, hospitalized patients, residents, and workers in related fields.

For people in their 50s, first responders, healthcare workers, caregivers, special education and childcare teachers, daycare nursing staff, police officers, soldiers, firefighters, and other essential social personnel, additional vaccinations will be administered 5 months after completing the primary vaccination.

As of the 18th, Daegu City has completed the first dose vaccination for a total of 1,877,164 people and the second dose for 1,794,106 people. A total of 54,305,000 people have received additional vaccines.

Unvaccinated individuals aged 18 and over and those who have not received the second dose can complete their vaccination by visiting designated medical institutions or applying for leftover vaccine vaccinations via SNS.

From the 18th, those under 30 years old are to receive the primary vaccination with the Pfizer vaccine; however, if the first dose was Moderna, it is recommended to cross-vaccinate the second dose with the Pfizer vaccine.

The first dose of the AstraZeneca vaccine will be administered until the end of November this month, and the second dose until the end of December, with vaccinations to be completed in stages.

Among children and adolescents aged 12 to 17, 36,950 have received the first dose, and those aged 15 to 15 plan to complete the first dose by the 27th.

If you have not made a reservation, you can visit a nearby designated medical institution or receive vaccination with leftover vaccines.

Mayor Kwon Young-jin said, “As the number of confirmed COVID-19 cases and severe patients continues to increase, vaccination and compliance with quarantine rules are more necessary,” adding, “Please participate in the primary and additional vaccinations to strengthen the quarantine safety net.”

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