Starting tomorrow (18th), the number of people in their 50s and older for the 4th dose of COVID-19 vaccination will be expanded.
According to the quarantine authorities, starting tomorrow (18th), the target for the fourth vaccination will be all age groups 50 and older, those over 18 years of age with immunocompromised or underlying diseases, and facilities vulnerable to infection (nursing hospitals and facilities, mental health promotion facilities, facilities for the disabled and the homeless) We become hospitalized, resident, and employee.
Newly added persons in their 50s, 18 years of age or older, those with underlying medical conditions, the disabled and homeless living facilities and workers were added to the existing subjects over the age of 60.
People in their 50s are from 1963 to 1972 based on their birth year.
Underlying diseases include chronic lung diseases such as asthma, heart disease, chronic liver disease, chronic nervous system diseases such as dementia and Parkinson's disease, autoimmune diseases such as rheumatoid arthritis and Crohn's disease, cancer, active tuberculosis, diabetes, obesity (BMI≥30kg/m2) In addition, if the doctor determines that the 4th vaccination is necessary for patients with underlying diseases and immunocompromised persons, vaccination is possible.
Patients with underlying diseases do not need to submit separate documents such as a medical institution diagnosis or opinion for inoculation, just fill out and submit a questionnaire for patients with underlying diseases at the inoculation institution.
Vaccination can be received at least 4 months (120 days) after the 3rd dose.
If there are personal reasons such as leaving the country or hospitalization or treatment, the fourth vaccination can be administered even after 3 months (90 days) have elapsed after the third vaccination.
It is recommended that people who have contracted Corona after the 3rd dose receive the 4th dose 4 months after the 3rd dose.
If you wish, you can also get the 4th dose after 3 months.
For vaccines, messenger ribonucleic acid (mRNA) vaccines such as Pfizer and Moderna are recommended, but if you do not want to, you can also choose Novavax vaccine.
Starting tomorrow (18th), you can reserve the remaining vaccines on KakaoTalk or Naver, or call a medical institution and put your name on the reserve list.
Advance reservations can be made on the website of the Korea Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's vaccination advance reservation system or by phone (1339).
Vaccination through reservation will be implemented from the 1st of the following month.
While the sub-mutation BA.5, which has stronger transmission and immune evasion power than the Omicron mutation, dominates, the BA.2.75 (aka Centaur) mutation, which has more propagation power than BA.5, was also discovered for the first time in Korea, and the trend of a resurgence is becoming clearer. .
The COVID-19 Vaccination Response Promotion Team strongly recommended vaccination in preparation for a resurgence, saying that the 4th dose was 50.6% more effective in severe prevention and 53.3% more effective in preventing death than the 3rd dose.