Yesterday, 760,000 People Received 'Booster Shots'... 1.79 Million Aged 18+ Booked on First Day of Pre-Reservation

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[Asia Economy Reporter Junhyung Lee] On the 13th, the day when advance reservations for the 3rd dose vaccination began for general adults aged 18 and over who had completed the basic COVID-19 vaccination more than three months ago, a total of 760,000 people received the 3rd dose in just one day.

The COVID-19 Vaccination Response Promotion Team announced on the 14th at midnight that the number of new 3rd dose recipients was 759,587. This means about 760,000 people received the 3rd dose in one day. This is the highest daily number of vaccinations since the 3rd dose began on October 13 this year.

As the 3rd dose vaccination has become full-scale, the cumulative number of 3rd dose recipients increased to 7,119,948, accounting for 13.9% of the total population. Hong Jeong-ik, head of the Vaccination Management Team at the Promotion Team, said, "Among those aged 75 and older who were vaccinated first from October, the vaccination rate is the highest at 63.5%," adding, "A significant number of seniors aged 60 to 74 are also scheduled for vaccination in December, and it is expected that most will complete their vaccination by the end of this month."

The health authorities shortened the interval for receiving the booster shot (additional vaccination) to three months after the basic vaccination. Advance reservations started on the 13th for adults aged 18 and over. According to the Promotion Team, about 1.79 million people completed reservations on the first day alone.

The 1st and 2nd dose vaccinations for adolescents aged 12 to 17 are also accelerating. As of midnight on the same day, the cumulative number of 12 to 17-year-olds who received the 1st dose was 1,486,000. The 1st dose vaccination rate was recorded at 53.7%. The 2nd dose vaccination rate was 38.3%, with about 1,061,000 people having received the 2nd dose. On the 13th, a total of 41,914 people participated in reservations. Team leader Hong said, "Since the beginning of this month, there has been an increasing trend of adolescents making individual advance reservations," adding, "On the previous day alone, 41,914 people made reservations, which is more than three times the number compared to last month when the reservation rate was low."

The Promotion Team announced that 2.12 million doses of Pfizer vaccines, contracted individually, will arrive through Incheon International Airport on the 15th. Including this quantity, the total number of vaccine doses supplied domestically has reached 103.59 million.

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