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COVID Vaccines Arrive At Vaccination Centres In SKorea
South Korea began delivering its first supply of COVID-19 vaccines to centres across the country on Thursday.
South Korea began delivering its first supply of COVID-19 vaccines to centres across the country on Thursday.
Doses of AstraZeneca vaccine were transported to community health centres and nursing hospitals ready for the start of the nation s vaccination programme which is due to get underway on Friday.
Residents and employees at long-term care facilities will be the first to receive the jabs in the first phase of the programme.
Separately, some 55,000 doctors, nurses and other health professionals treating COVID-19 patients will begin receiving the shots developed by Pfizer and BioNTech on Saturday.
Here’s a look at major developments:
SOUTH KOREA
South Korea’s top infectious disease experts warned that vaccines will not bring the disease to a quick end and called for continued vigilance in social distancing and mask wearing as the country prepares to give its first shots on Friday.
Jeong Eun-kyeong, director of the Korea Disease Control and Prevention Agency, said Wednesday it would take a “considerably long time” before the mass vaccination campaign brings the virus under control.
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The country aims to vaccinate more than 70% of the population by November. But a safe return to a life without masks is highly unlikely this year, considering various factors including the growing spread of virus variants, said Choi Won Suk, an infectious disease professor at the Korea University Ansan Hospital.
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Many nations in the Asia-Pacific region are rolling out the first shots for COVID-19 this week.Here's a look at major developments:SOUTH KOREASouth Korea’s top infectious disease experts warned that vaccines will not bring the disease to a quick end and called for continued vigilance in social distancing and mask wearing as the country prepares to give its first shots on Friday.Jeong Eun-kyeong, director of the Korea Disease Control and Prevention Agency, said Wednesday it would take a “considerably long time” before the mass vaccination campaign brings the virus under control.The country aims to vaccinate more than 70% of the population by November.
Many nations in the Asia-Pacific region are rolling out the first shots for COVID-19 this week. Here's a look at major developments: SOUTH KOREA South Korea’s top infectious disease experts warned that vaccines will not bring the disease to a quick end and called for continued vigilance in social distancing and mask wearing as the…