100,000 Reservations on the First Day of Pre-Booking for Updated Vaccines for Ages 18-59

Moderna 66,000 Applicants, Pfizer Over 20,000
Same-Day Moderna Vaccination Available, Pfizer from Next Month
Primary Vaccination Completers Must Wait 4 Months After Last Dose

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[Asia Economy Reporter Han Jinju] On the first day of advance reservations for the COVID-19 updated vaccine (bivalent vaccine) expanded to those aged 18 and over, 100,000 people participated.

According to the COVID-19 Vaccination Response Promotion Team as of 5 p.m. on the 27th, the number of new reservations by vaccine was ▲Moderna BA.1 66,264 ▲Pfizer BA.4/5 20,520 ▲Pfizer BA.1 11,459.

The Moderna BA.1 vaccine has been used since the end of last month for priority vaccination of immunocompromised individuals and those aged 60 and over, and including today's applications, a total of 1,188,762 people have made reservations.

This vaccination is targeted at adults aged 18 and over who have completed at least the primary vaccination series. It is possible if 4 months (120 days) have passed since the last vaccination date or the date of confirmed infection.

The actual vaccination dates differ depending on the selected vaccine. Same-day vaccination is possible for the Moderna BA.1 vaccine. Reservation vaccinations for those who made advance reservations will start from the 7th of next month.

Pfizer BA.1 vaccine will be available for same-day and reservation vaccinations starting from the 7th of next month. Pfizer BA.4/5 vaccine will be available for same-day and reservation vaccinations starting from the 14th of next month.

The authorities decided to additionally use recombinant protein subunit vaccines such as Novavax and Skycovione as supplementary options for those who cannot or do not want to receive mRNA vaccines.

Additional vaccinations using recombinant protein vaccines are available for advance reservations and same-day vaccinations starting today, and reservation vaccinations will begin on the 7th of next month. New reservations for Skycovione are 139 (total 1,489), and Novavax is 1,130 (total 17,148).

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