COVID-19 Vaccination Begins at 14 Locations Including Nursing Hospitals and Care Facilities in Dongdaemun-gu

[Asia Economy Reporter Park Jong-il] On the 26th, COVID-19 vaccination began in Dongdaemun-gu (Mayor Yoo Deok-yeol).

Starting from the 26th, Dongdaemun-gu will sequentially vaccinate 1,197 people at 8 nursing hospitals, and from March 8th, vaccinations will be conducted at the Dongdaemun-gu Public Health Center for 138 people at 6 nursing facilities.

At 9:30 AM on the 26th, in Dongdaemun-gu, Choi Chang-rak, the director of Wangsimni Hyu Nursing Hospital (88 Muhak-ro, Dongdaemun-gu), was the first to receive the COVID-19 vaccine, followed by the hospital staff who were vaccinated in turn.

The hospital staff and 218 inpatients will continue to be vaccinated from that day until next week.

Choi Chang-rak, director of Wangsimni Hyu Nursing Hospital and the first vaccine recipient in Dongdaemun-gu, said after receiving the vaccine, "It did not feel different from receiving other vaccines," and added, "The difficult times due to COVID-19 continue, but I hope many people get vaccinated soon so that COVID-19 can be overcome."

Yoo Deok-yeol, mayor of Dongdaemun-gu, stated, "Yesterday, 500 doses of the COVID-19 vaccine arrived in Dongdaemun-gu, and vaccinations started today at nursing hospitals," and added, "Dongdaemun-gu is thoroughly managing and storing the vaccines for the safety of its residents, so residents should not worry and get vaccinated on the designated dates. I hope COVID-19 is quickly overcome through vaccination and that the stagnant economy revives."