Jeju Island will begin COVID-19 vaccinations starting this month.

According to the province’s vaccination schedule, first doses will be offered to senior citizens, nursing home employees, and frontline workers. The province’s goal is to inoculate 70 percent of residents by the end of November.

Joseph Kim reports.

Seoul has unveiled its plan for COVID-19 vaccination which will be carried out beginning this month through November.
The first doses will be offered to front-line health care workers and people more vulnerable to the virus.

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Jeong Eun-kyeong / Commissioner, Korea Disease Control and Prevention Agency
Under the government’s plan, vaccinations will be given to the public from this month through November to minimize mortality and prevent virus spread, which aims at reaching herd immunity.
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"정부는 코로나19로 인한 사망자를 최소화하고 지역사회 전파 차단을 위해 11월까지 집단 면역 형성을 목표로 하는 코로나19 예방접종을 2월부터 차례대로 시행할 계획입니다."

Accordingly, the vaccines will be delivered to the island.

AstraZeneca’s vaccine will be offered during the first quarter of the year, Moderna’s and Janssen’s will be given during the second quarter and Pfizer’s will be offered during the third quarter.
People cannot choose the types of vaccines.


The vaccination plan is the same as the nation’s.

During the first quarter, workers at long-term care homes and healthcare workers will be getting the shot.
Next in line are adults aged 65 or older and the rest of the health care personnel, who can expect their inoculations in the second quarter.
People who are between 19 and 64 years of age will be able to get their shots beginning the third quarter of the year.


Everybody will eventually be vaccinated in phases, except for pregnant women and children under 19, whose trial results are unavailable at the moment.

Under the plan, 472,000 people will be vaccinated by November. That’s 70 percent of the Jeju population.

Inoculations will be made at (한라) Halla Gymnasium, Seogwipo Innovation City Gymnasium and clinics and hospitals which will be designated by authorities.

A doctor is allowed to deliver the vaccine to up to 150 people a day.
The province is consulting with the Jeju Medical Association to discuss how to supply healthcare workers for the vaccinations and asking Seoul for additional workers.

Joseph Kim, KCTV