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Vaccination against coronavirus is expected to accelerate this week. Vaccinations will begin on Thursday for over 17 million people under the age of 40.



Reporter Park Soo-jin reports.



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Kang Ho-seung, a cargo ship crew member who has to get back on the ship two days after taking a month-long vacation.



Due to the nature of my job, where I often stay abroad, I desperately needed vaccinations.



[Kang Ho-seung / International cargo ship crew member: The biggest thing is that self-quarantine is exempted (if you get the vaccine). When I go to another country, it will be reassuring to say that I got the vaccine in that country.] About



10,000 international sailors get the vaccine from today (23rd) to the 30th of the next month, and those over the age of 30 are vaccinated one at a time. The Janssen Vaccine, which is over 30 years old, is the Pfizer Vaccine.



Inmates in correctional facilities, unvaccinated persons in nursing homes, and undocumented foreigners also receive the Janssen vaccine.



From the 26th, vaccination will start for 17 million people aged 18 to 49 years.



Get a Pfizer or Moderna vaccine.



The Moderna vaccine is expected to receive another 6 million doses by next week following the 1.01 million doses today, and will be used first for vaccinations under 40s from the beginning of next month.



So far, the reservation rate for people under 40 is about 65%, which is slightly lower than that of the elderly.



[Bae Taek / Head of the Vaccination Response Team Situation Manager: (18-49 years old) Additional reservations are possible until September 18. Those who have not yet made a reservation, we ask that you actively participate in the reservation.]



From May to July, more than 93% of the 60,000 confirmed cases in Korea were not vaccinated, whereas 5.2% of those who received the first dose were vaccinated. Only 1.4% of those who completed it said that the importance of vaccination was emphasized once again.



He also announced that next year, in addition to the plan to introduce 50 million doses of the vaccine, he will push for the purchase of a total of 90 million doses.



(Video coverage: Jang Woon-seok, video editing: Jo Moo-hwan, CG: Kang Yu-ra)