Gwangju Dong-gu "Be Sure to Get Your Booster Shot"... Launching Vaccine Promotion

[Asia Economy Honam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Jo Hyung-joo] Dong-gu, Gwangju (Mayor Im Taek) announced on the 26th that it has been intensively conducting a campaign to encourage additional vaccinations for the elderly aged 60 and over and adolescents under 18.

This campaign was organized to increase vaccination rates by informing the public of the changed quarantine guidelines and promoting the third vaccination, as the recent spread of COVID-19 has become severe, with cooperation from the private sector, government, police, and military.

As of the 23rd of this month, the first-dose vaccination completion rate in Gwangju has exceeded 81.9%, but the full vaccination completion rate is 78%, falling short of 80%, and the vaccination rate for those aged 12 to 17 is extremely low at 19.3%.

Accordingly, Dong-gu designated the period from the 22nd to December 5 as a special inspection and vaccination promotion period and formed a promotion team consisting of private, public, military, and police personnel.

The promotion team, composed of about 70 members, conducted a campaign on the 26th from 8 p.m. to 10 p.m. around the old city hall area and Dongmyeong-dong Dongridan-gil, where restaurants, pubs, and cafes are densely located and there is a large floating population, distributing flyers guiding vaccination and quarantine supplies such as masks.

In particular, focused promotion is being conducted via phone calls and text messages targeting the elderly aged 50 and over, whose third additional vaccination interval has been adjusted from 6 months to 4-5 months, as well as residents and workers of nursing homes and long-term care hospitals.

Additionally, to increase the vaccination rate among children and adolescents under 18, accurate information about the vaccine’s effectiveness and side effects will be provided to minimize confusion among residents.

Dong-gu will produce and post 28 banners guiding the third vaccination to raise the vaccination rate.

Furthermore, 10,000 flyers will be produced and distributed to intensively promote the effects of vaccination and compliance with quarantine rules, including ▲90% infection prevention when wearing masks ▲95% infection risk prevention through regular ventilation ▲thorough personal hygiene and handwashing ▲maintaining a distance of over 1 meter and refraining from conversations during meals ▲refraining from private gatherings during year-end and New Year holidays ▲and the effect of additional vaccination reducing severe risk by 22 times and death risk by 9.4 times.

Moreover, promotional materials for foreign international students will be separately produced, and tailored pinpoint support for each target group is planned to increase vaccination rates.

Im Taek, Mayor of Dong-gu, said, "With the arrival of winter, the spread of the Delta variant virus is rapidly increasing, and breakthrough infection cases are rising, so additional vaccination is necessary." He added, "I hope that unvaccinated people and those eligible for additional vaccination will definitely get vaccinated so that the difficult start of daily life recovery can lead to a safer recovery."

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