<Anchor> The number of



additional COVID-19 cases recorded around 600 for the third day. The number of people receiving the vaccine has steadily increased, and now the number of primary immunizations has exceeded 7 million, and the reservation rate for seniors aged 60 to 74 has also exceeded the government target of 80%. With more reservations than this month's allotted volume, some people may have their vaccinations delayed until next month.




First of all, this is reporter Park Soo-jin.



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Mr. A, who is 64 this year, made an appointment for AstraZeneca vaccination yesterday (the 3rd), the last day of pre-registration.



[Mr. A (64 years old) / AstraZeneca vaccine reservationer: I was very afraid at first, but everyone around me got it right and there was nothing wrong, so I made a reservation on the last day.]



The reservation rate for those aged 60-74 that closed yesterday at midnight was 80.6%.



By the middle of last month, it was less than 50%.



As the vaccination incentives were announced and people in their 40s and 50s started to vaccinate the remaining vaccines through mobile apps, it is interpreted that the elderly also shook off their anxiety and started to vaccinate.



As the reservation rate soared, there were more reservations than the AstraZeneca vaccine volume allocated this month.



For some people over the age of 60, the vaccination may be delayed until next month.




[Jung Eun-kyung/Director of the Korea Centers for Disease Control and Prevention: (over 60 years old) If the intention to inoculate is higher than expected, so it is inevitable that adjustments must be made, so that those who have made a reservation can get vaccinated as soon as possible in early July (I will)]



Government is intensively vaccinating 500,000 people a day for two weeks from next week.



We plan to achieve the goal of getting the first dose of more than 13 million people early in the first half of the year.



The 1,110,000 Janssen vaccines provided by the United States will arrive tomorrow morning by military transport.



Starting from the 10th, 900,000 people who have made a reservation in advance, including reservists 30 years of age or older, and civil defense personnel, are correct.



Part of the remaining amount will be used to inoculate patients in island regions where there is a shortage of medical staff.



(Video coverage: Kim Min-cheol, video editing: Park Ji-in, CG: Lee Jun-ho)