Korea deploys second booster shot of COVID-19 vaccine for people over 60 years old

The announcement is made in the context Korea continue the fight against Omicron variant of the SARS-CoV-2 virus.

South Korea’s Health Minister Kwon Deok-cheol told a meeting: “The government plans to expand vaccination to the fourth round for people aged 60 and over,” adding that the infection rate in this age group continued to increase to over 20%.

Before that, this country started to implement second booster shot for high-risk groups, including those in nursing homes. The reason is that the Omicron variant spreads strongly, causing the number of cases and deaths to increase to a record high in recent months in South Korea.

Mr. Kwon added, details about the injection plan Second booster vaccine will be announced in a press conference late on April 13.

South Korea will deploy a second booster vaccine for people over 60 years old. (Photo: Reuters)

South Korean government data on April 13 showed that 316,608 people have received the second booster shot so far, while about 33 million people, or 64.2% of the total population, have been vaccinated. first repeater.

South Korea reported 195,419 new COVID-19 infections on April 12. Currently, the total number of people infected with SARS-CoV-2 virus in this country is over 15.83 million cases, including 20,034 deaths.

South Korea’s Ministry of Health has confirmed that it will announce any adjustments to the current social distancing rules on April 15.

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