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Uiryeong-gun's 'Visiting Eup-Myeon Vaccination Service' received high praise.

Even Prime Minister Han Duck-soo praised Uiryeong-gun's exemplary case.

(Praise for Uiryeong-type visiting town and township vaccination_Governor)

On the 17th, Prime Minister Han emphasized the safety of the COVID-19 bivalent vaccine (updated vaccine) during a Central Disaster and Safety Countermeasures Headquarters video conference and encouraged vaccinations, mentioning Uiryeong-gun's case.

Currently, the government has established an 'intensive vaccination period' to minimize damage to the most vulnerable elderly population amid the 7th wave of COVID-19.

For the elderly, the government aimed to increase vaccination rates to 50%, and 60% for infection-vulnerable facilities. While government infection-vulnerable facilities have exceeded the target level, the elderly vaccination target remains below 40%, still far from the goal.

At the meeting, Prime Minister Han said, "I hope other local governments will also promote 'visiting vaccination' activities like Gyeongnam Uiryeong-gun, instead of waiting for citizens to come."

He instructed all public health centers nationwide to strengthen 'visiting vaccination' teams targeting vulnerable groups aged 60 and over, following Uiryeong-gun's example.

Lee Do-wan, Director of Welfare and Health Bureau of Gyeongnam Province, supported Prime Minister Han's remarks. Director Lee said, "Uiryeong-gun's nearly 50% achievement is due to interdepartmental cooperation, policy development considering local conditions, and proactive response, which have improved vaccination rates," adding, "We ask other cities and counties to benchmark Uiryeong's case and engage in visiting vaccination activities."

The reason why the 'Uiryeong-style Visiting Eup-Myeon Vaccination' has received favorable reviews is its 'consistency.' While other local governments implemented similar visiting vaccination services, most were one-time efforts. The county has continuously encouraged vaccinations by touring 13 eup-myeon areas over four rounds so far.

The county provided transportation convenience by chartering buses to the 13 eup-myeon areas and operated a village-specific COVID vaccine dedicated system for one-on-one close vaccination. As a result, the first and second dose vaccination rates exceeded the national average by more than 10%.

As of the 28th, the vaccination rate for the elderly vulnerable group targeted for additional winter vaccinations in the county is 49.5%, about 15% higher than the national average (35.1%), and is the fastest to approach the government’s 50% target. The vaccination rate speed ranks 3rd among 260 public health centers nationwide and 1st in Gyeongnam.

County Governor Oh Tae-wan said, "The pride of Uiryeong residents lies in the fact that we are creating the reputation of a COVID-19 clean area ourselves," adding, "The long tunnel of COVID-19 is not over yet. We will do our best until a complete return to normal life."

Meanwhile, the county plans to continue the Uiryeong-style visiting eup-myeon vaccination service in March to achieve the government’s target of over 50%.

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