2024-03-26 06:04:34
Jincheon-gun Public Health Center (Director Park Ji-min) announced on the 19th that it will provide free influenza vaccinations for children, pregnant women, and seniors over 65 years of age from the 20th to April 30th of next year at 28 consignment medical institutions in the district.
Vaccinations will be carried out sequentially according to the schedule, starting with the first influenza vaccine (children) on September 20th.
△Children under the age of 13 who are eligible for one-dose vaccination and pregnant women can receive the vaccination at consignment medical institutions from October 5th. △Seniors over 65 years old with an address in Jincheon-gun can receive the vaccine at a consignment medical institution from October 11th.
You can check the entrusted medical institutions on the Vaccination Assistant website (www.jincheon.go.kr/health) and the Jincheon County Public Health Center website (www.jincheon.go.kr/health).
To prevent incorrect vaccinations and to smoothly identify those eligible for vaccination, it is necessary to bring identification when visiting a vaccination facility. Children must bring a copy of resident registration or county health insurance card, and pregnant women must bring a maternal notebook.
The military plans to provide free vaccinations for high-risk and vulnerable groups at the Saenggeojincheon Social Welfare Center from October 24th to 26th (9 a.m. to 11 a.m.).
People with chronic diseases under the age of 14 to 64, AI (avian influenza) response personnel, workers in related industries, severely disabled people, people of national merit, and recipients of medical benefits are also included.
If you have a chronic disease, you must bring a prescription or medical certificate with the disease code, and you can refer to the Jincheon County Office website for the disease code applicable to those eligible for free vaccination.
Other applicants must bring identification (disabled person registration card, national merit certificate, etc.).
An official at the military public health center said, “It is important for children, pregnant women, and the elderly who are more likely to become seriously ill when infected with influenza to be vaccinated more actively,” and added, “A quadrivalent vaccine containing all the recommended vaccines by the World Health Organization (WHO) “We will do our best to form group immunity through vaccination before a full-scale outbreak,” he said.
For further details, please contact the county public health center.
Queen Reporter Ryu Jeong-hyeon Photo Jincheon-gun
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2024-03-26 06:04:34