Mokpo City Opens Pre-Registration for Children's COVID-19 Vaccination

Reservations from the 24th, vaccinations starting on the 31st

[Asia Economy Honam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Jeong Seunghyun] Mokpo City, Jeollanam-do announced that it will begin pre-registration for COVID-19 vaccinations for children aged 5 to 11 starting from the 24th, according to the Korea Disease Control and Prevention Agency's plan, and vaccinations will be administered from the 31st.

According to the government, due to the worsening quarantine situation caused by the dominance of the Omicron variant, there has been a rapid increase in confirmed cases among children who previously had no vaccination opportunities, along with severe cases and deaths.

Pre-registration is available through the online pre-registration website or the Mokpo City Vaccination Call Center, and inquiries can also be made by phone to designated entrusted medical institutions.

Child vaccinations use the pediatric Pfizer vaccine and are conducted only at six designated entrusted medical institutions in Mokpo: Miz Eye Hospital, Hansarang Hospital, Hyundai Hospital, Green Pediatrics and Adolescents Clinic, Yonghae Mirae Pediatrics Clinic, and O Pediatrics and Adolescents Clinic. Guardians or legal representatives must accompany the child.

Children in high-risk groups with underlying conditions have a relatively higher likelihood of progressing to severe illness if infected with COVID-19, so health authorities strongly recommend vaccination.

Healthy children may decide whether to receive the vaccination autonomously after thoroughly reviewing the risks related to COVID-19 infection and adverse reactions following vaccination. However, vaccination is not recommended for children who have had a COVID-19 infection.

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