Hwaseong City Implements Free Seasonal Influenza Vaccinations

The Hwaseong City Health Center will implement free seasonal influenza vaccinations starting the 10th for residents aged 65 and older in the city.

Seasonal influenza is an acute respiratory disease that typically spreads from December through March to April of the following year and increases the incidence of complications and mortality rates in elderly persons and high-risk groups.

Accordingly, from the 10th to the 14th, the health center will conduct vaccinations for residents aged 65 and older, who are the priority group for first-phase recommended vaccinations, as well as avian influenza response personnel and workers in the livestock industry.

From the 17th, vaccinations will be expanded to residents of social welfare facilities, national merit award recipients, persons with disabilities (grades 1-3), medical aid beneficiaries, and families with hope children (parents and children aged 36 months and older).