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Today (29th), the number of additional corona 19 confirmed cases is expected to be a little less than yesterday, reaching the early 500 level. The vaccination is in full swing, so far more than 5.2 million people have completed the first dose. The vaccination rate has exceeded 10%, and the government has said that the primary target of 13 million vaccinations can be achieved next month.



This is reporter Kim Deok-hyun.



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Yesterday, 513,000 people received the vaccine for the first time, and 4.68 million people who were already vaccinated in Korea were added, and the number of primary vaccinations was 5.24,000, exceeding 10% of the total population.



It has been 91 days since vaccination began.



The government's goal is to vaccinate 13 million people once by next month.



Excluding weekends, when most foster care institutions are closed, an average of 340,000 people should get the vaccine per day on weekdays.



The government is in a position that 18 million doses of the vaccine, which are scheduled for the first half of the year, are coming in without any problems, and there is enough room for more than 1 million people to be vaccinated a day.



[Jeon Hae-cheol/Minister of Public Administration and Security: Vaccination is smoothly carried out through 13,000 consigned medical institutions nationwide. The target inoculation of 13 million people will be achieved smoothly... .] By



next month, the main vaccination group, 60 to 74 years old, the reservation rate is 64.5%. The controversial AstraZeneca vaccine, which has controversial blood clots, will gradually increase the reliability of the vaccine, and the government expects the reservation rate to increase.



[Gimginam / immunization response Promotion Team vaccination plan Gris: (60-74 years old) to improve the most of the bookings gatgoyo it is the biggest key to to participate in the vaccination]



government community after the second vaccination at least 75 years old until next month Mid We plan to start vaccinations for those under the age of 30, including essential personnel.