[Breaking] "At least 70% of the population to receive first dose by September... Actual vaccination rate expected to be higher"

[Asia Economy Reporter Lim Juhyung] Lee Ki-il, the 1st Controller of the Central Disaster and Safety Countermeasures Headquarters (CDSCH), stated at the regular briefing on the 4th, "We plan to proceed without any setbacks regarding the government's goal to complete the first dose vaccination for 36 million people, which is 70% of the population, by September, and to complete the second dose vaccination by November to achieve herd immunity."