Pyeongtaek City to Begin Free Influenza Vaccinations from the 15th

[Suwon Ilbo=Reporter Seo Dong-young] Pyeongtaek City will begin free influenza vaccinations for children, pregnant women, and seniors starting the 15th at 183 designated medical institutions (111 in Pyeongtaek, 50 in Songtan, 22 in Anjung).

Children aged 6 months to 12 years are eligible. Foreign children with foreign registration certificates can be vaccinated at designated medical institutions. Those without registration numbers can obtain a foreign resident registration number at a health center and then receive the vaccination. Those receiving influenza vaccination for the first time must complete two doses one month apart, then receive one dose annually thereafter.

Pregnant women can receive the vaccination at designated medical institutions by presenting their maternal and child health handbook and ID, regardless of gestational age or residence.

For seniors, vaccination will be implemented in phases to reduce waiting times: those 75 years and older beginning the 15th, and those 65 years and older starting the 22nd of this month.

Additionally, eligible individuals from vulnerable health groups (ages 60–64, national merit recipients, individuals aged 50–59 with chronic diseases, basic livelihood recipients, persons with disabilities grades 1–3, rare and intractable disease patients and medical fee exemption recipients, and poultry farm workers) can receive vaccinations at health centers starting the 29th of this month by presenting relevant supporting documents and ID.