Yeongam-gun Urges Seniors Aged 65 and Over to Get COVID-19 Vaccination

Guidance on Vaccination for Infectious Disease Vulnerable Facilities

Yeongam-gun, Jeollanam-do (Governor Woo Seung-hee) announced on the 30th that it has begun guiding COVID-19 vaccinations to seniors aged 65 and older by visiting infection-vulnerable facilities such as elderly care centers ahead of the Lunar New Year holiday.

Visiting a facility vulnerable to infectious diseases to receive a COVID-19 vaccination.
[Photo by Yeongam-gun]

As the first Lunar New Year holiday since the easing of COVID-19 prevention measures approaches, the county has taken this step to ensure that seniors can spend a safe holiday. Although prevention standards have been relaxed, COVID-19 is still occurring, and efforts are being made to prevent situations that threaten the health of seniors with weakened immunity, such as hospitalization and treatment.

Yeongam-gun stated that receiving vaccines effective against the currently circulating variant virus is the best way to protect families from COVID-19. The public health center is visiting infection-vulnerable facilities from the 30th until the 2nd of next month to post informational posters and is also conducting on-site vaccinations upon request from these facilities.

A public health center official said, “As respiratory infectious diseases tend to increase during this winter season, COVID-19 vaccination for prevention is even more necessary. The interest and cooperation of families and infection-vulnerable facilities are urgently needed.”