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Starting tomorrow (19th), high school seniors will receive the Pfizer vaccine. This is the first vaccination for teenagers. Also, starting tomorrow evening, the 50-54 year old vaccination reservation will start, and tomorrow is for those 53 and 54 years old.



Correspondent Han Sang-woo.



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Vaccination information is in full swing in the high school classroom ahead of the vaccination starting tomorrow.



[Joo Young-jin / Sejong Daesung High School 3rd grade teacher: You will receive a text message about the available time for inoculation on your mobile phone.]



About 650,000 high school students and high school staff are eligible for vaccination, and about 290 vaccination centers nationwide start the vaccination at the same time. .



This is the first vaccination for adolescents in Korea.



[Lee Kwan-woo / three kinds daeseonggo Grade 3: together gatgido going to be worried about side effects yiradeunga symptoms, on the other hand, are stability has hit the vaccine, there will be peace of mind]



have to inoculate the Pfizer vaccine of the mRNA sequence of the examinees 16 to Cases of myocarditis and pericarditis have been reported in 24-year-old men after receiving the mRNA-based vaccine, but only about 4 out of 1 million vaccinated.



Inflammation of the pericardium or the heart muscle that surrounds the heart causes symptoms such as chest pain and palpitations.



Experts usually relieve within a few days, but they recommend seeing a doctor right away if symptoms develop.



Vaccination reservations for the general public between the ages of 50 and 54 will also start tomorrow.



You can make a reservation for tomorrow between the ages of 53 and 54, the day after tomorrow for those aged 50 to 52, and from the next day onwards anyone between the ages of 50 and 54 can make a reservation.



Those who have a reservation will be vaccinated with Moderna from the 16th to the 25th of the following month.



So far, 16.09 million people have received the first dose in Korea, accounting for 31.3% of the total population.



More than 6.5 million people have completed two doses, including the Janssen vaccine, which is only given once, accounting for 12.7% of the total population.



(Video editing: Kim Jun-hee)