Beginning next Thursday(April 22), the general public in Seogwipo City will receive COVID-19 vaccines. To ensure a smooth vaccination process, the province performanced a mock drill prior to the vaccinations at the Seogwipo Medical Center on Wednesday(April 14). Joseph Kim reports.

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This is the COVID-19 vaccination site set up at the Seogwipo Medical Center.
People are waiting for their turn to proceed into the vaccination site.
A healthcare worker takes out a vaccine vial from the storage unit and checks it, and then prepares to inject it.

Condition and expiration date of the vaccine are checked. Vaccines are ready.
"백신 상태 확인했고 유효기간 확인했습니다. 불출 시작하겠습니다."




The vaccination mock drill tests the planned operations in Seogwipo that will begin on April 22nd.
The ID card is checked for registration, and doctors check the participants’ health and ask whether they have any underlying medical conditions before they proceed to a private booth to receive the injection.


Healthcare workers, administrative personnel and fire fighters joined the drill, and the mock drill includes preparing the vaccine doses, administering the shot, and then checking people to see whether they experience any allergic reactions.


Beginning next Thursday(April 22), the general public in Seogwipo will receive COVID-19 vaccines following Jeju City.


Senior citizens over age 75, and those who are staying or working at residential facilities for seniors will be first vaccinated, and the vaccination plan will be determined by the number of supplied vaccines.

Joseph Kim, KCTV