Boseong-gun provides free COVID-19 and influenza vaccinations. Boseong-gun announced that starting on the 11th, it will provide free vaccinations to seniors aged 65 years or older to prevent the spread of respiratory infectious diseases (COVID-19, influenza).
This vaccination will be carried out sequentially by age group to prevent concentration in a specific period: ▲ those aged 75 or older starting on October 11, ▲ those aged 70 to 74 starting on October 15, and ▲ those aged 65 to 69 starting on October 18. It starts sequentially from .
Seniors over 65 years of age are recommended to be vaccinated against COVID-19 and influenza at the same time using different vaccination sites, and can be vaccinated for free at a designated entrusted medical institution regardless of address.
The military provides free influenza (flu) vaccinations to youth aged 14 to 18, adults aged 50 to 64, and vulnerable groups who are excluded from national support.
Those eligible for self-support will be able to receive free vaccination at local consignment medical institutions starting from the 16th. Public health (local) centers will carry out the vaccination according to town/village schedules, so please check the vaccination date and then visit the vaccination institution.
Designated consignment medical institutions can be found by inquiring at the public health center or on the Boseong County Office website.
A public health center official said, “You must bring your ID card to check whether you are eligible for vaccination and to prevent duplicate vaccinations.” “After vaccination, you must stay at the vaccination center for 20 to 30 minutes to observe if there are any adverse reactions, and then return home and rest sufficiently. “He said.
Kim Cheol-woo, mayor of Boseong County, said, “It is important to protect the health of residents by reducing the burden of disease and simultaneous infection with influenza and COVID-19 through vaccination, so we hope that you will actively participate in the influenza vaccination.”
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