Seoul City Provides Free Flu Vaccinations for Homeless and Ssokbang Residents

The Seoul Metropolitan Government announced on the 25th that it will provide free flu vaccinations to about 27,000 homeless people and residents of jjokbang (small, cramped rooms).

Since 2011, the city has been collaborating with pharmaceutical company Sanofi, Seoul Municipal Hospitals, and others to offer free flu vaccinations to homeless people and jjokbang residents. The vaccination period runs until the 3rd of next month, and vaccinations will be conducted on-site at Seoul Station Hope Support Center and Yeongdeungpo Bohyeon Comprehensive Support Center, through visiting medical staff who go to facilities, and by utilizing contracted physicians and cooperating hospitals.

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Related organizations such as the Seoul Sharing Medical Volunteer Group, Doctors for Action, the Municipal Restart Comprehensive Support Center, and the Municipal Yeongdeungpo Bohyeon Comprehensive Support Center support the overall vaccination process, with Sanofi sponsoring the flu vaccines. Even after this vaccination period, additional vaccinations will be provided at the Seoul Station Free Clinic for the Homeless to homeless people and jjokbang residents who missed the opportunity until the remaining vaccines are used up.

Lee Su-yeon, Director of Welfare Policy at the Seoul Metropolitan Government, stated, "The city will continue to do its best to practice solidarity with the vulnerable through public-private cooperation so that homeless people and jjokbang residents can have a healthy and warm winter."

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