May 10, 2021 13:34
The government is hoping to speed up coronavirus vaccination despite a string of setbacks and its failure to secure sufficient vaccines in time.
The current modest goal is to inoculate 13 million of Korea s 58 million population in the first half of the year, but uptake has been poor amid fears of side effects from the vaccines, and calls are growing to offer incentives for people to take the jab.
Health authorities say there were only 19,631 reports of side effects or a mere 0.47 percent of all 4.18 million vaccine doses administered as of Sunday morning.
The reporting rate dropped from 1.81 percent in the first week of vaccinations (Feb. 26-March 6) to 0.12 percent in the ninth week (April 25-May 1), but fears linger.
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