Changwon Special City, Inspection of Health Center Visit Vaccination Team Activities

Jomyeongrae, Changwon Special City Deputy Mayor for the 2nd Division, Visits Infection-Vulnerable Facilities

Jomyeongrae, the 2nd Deputy Mayor of Changwon Special City, visited Sodamhanbang Nursing Home located in Masanhwoewon-gu.

[Asia Economy Yeongnam Reporting Headquarters, Reporter Song Jong-gu] Jo Myung-rae, the 2nd Deputy Mayor and head of the COVID-19 Vaccination Promotion Team of Changwon Special City, Gyeongnam, visited Sodam Korean Medicine Nursing Home located in Masanhwoe-gu on the afternoon of the 7th.

The visit was made to inspect the activities of the visiting vaccination team organized by the public health center to prevent cluster infections in vulnerable facilities such as nursing homes and to minimize damage.

After checking the quarantine response system, Deputy Mayor Jo encouraged facility officials and medical staff who have worked hard for COVID-19 response and safe vaccination, and delivered two types of quarantine supplies (hand sanitizer and disinfectant wipes).

The city is conducting additional winter vaccinations for adults aged 18 and over amid the ongoing winter resurgence. (Vaccination is possible if three months have passed since the last vaccination date.)

From November 21 to December 18, a four-week "Winter COVID-19 Vaccination Intensive Period" is being operated, focusing all efforts on vaccination using bivalent vaccines to protect vulnerable groups such as the elderly aged 60 and over.

Although the vaccination rate has gradually increased over the past two weeks due to the activation of the public health center’s visiting vaccination team and relay vaccination participation of the elderly, as of the 5th, only 6.3% of those aged 18 and over and 16.3% of those aged 60 and over have been vaccinated, indicating the need to accelerate to achieve vaccination goals.

Deputy Mayor Jo said, “Vaccination is more important than anything else at this time to overcome the current outbreak situation. We ask that the elderly aged 60 and over and those in infection-vulnerable facilities actively participate in the COVID-19 winter vaccination.”

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