"It is expected that vaccination of military personnel over 30 years of age upon completion will make a significant contribution to efforts to protect against the virus and prevent collective infections, as it will significantly reduce the risk of infection among regular workers and civilian employees who go outside the barracks," RIA Novosti quoted a statement Ministry of Defense of South Korea.

There are 777 cases of COVID-19 in the country's army to date.

The start of vaccination in the country began in February.

Earlier, the Ministry of Health of Ukraine said that more than 367 thousand doses of the AstraZeneca-SKBio coronavirus vaccine produced in South Korea were delivered to the country.