Pediatric COVID-19 Vaccine First Dose Rate at 0.4%... 12,000 Vaccinated in Two Days

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[Asia Economy Reporter Jeong Hyunjin] As COVID-19 vaccinations for children aged 5 to 11 continue for the second day, it has been reported that 0.4% of the eligible population has received their first dose.

The Central Disease Control Headquarters (CDCH) announced that as of midnight on the 2nd, a total of 12,854 children have received their first dose. The number of children who completed their first dose as of midnight the previous day was 4,155, nearly tripling in one day. The vaccination rate increased by 0.3 percentage points from 0.1% the previous day to 0.4%.

Vaccinations for children aged 5 to 11 using Pfizer's pediatric vaccine have been underway since the 31st of last month, targeting children born between 2010 who have not yet had their birthday and those born in 2017 who have already had their birthday. The total eligible population as of the end of this month is 3,147,942.

The number of vaccinated children includes cases vaccinated overseas and registered domestically. It has been identified that 908 children have completed their second dose domestically.

Reservations for pediatric vaccinations began on the 24th of last month. As of the previous day, 49,079 people had made reservations through the online reservation website, resulting in a reservation rate of 1.6%.

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