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The quarantine authorities predicted that up to 200,000 people a day could be infected with the coronavirus this winter.

However, the vaccination rate is extremely low compared to winter, with less than 10% of the high-risk group over the age of 60 getting the improved vaccine.



Medical reporter Yoo Seung-hyun reports.



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A clinic in Gyeonggi-do has started to receive an improved vaccine that has been extended to those over the age of 18.



[Kyung-eun Kim (30s)/Vaccinated with improved vaccine: There is a resurgence this winter, and my parents are old, and I have an underlying disease



. You can get the base bivalent vaccine right away, and from the 14th, you will also get Pfizer's BA.5-based vaccine.



BA.1 is the original micron, BA.5 is a sub-mutation of BA.1.



If you don't want Pfizer or Modder or a vaccine, you can get Novavax or Skycobi One.



The problem is that the rate of improved vaccination against a winter resurgence is too low.



The vaccination rate for those over 18 years old is only 3%, and the reservation rate is only 4%.



[Jinhee Yoon / Family Medicine Specialist: There are almost no inquiries for those under 50.

Whether you are on dialysis or have a history of cancer (only one person.)]



What is raising concerns is that the vaccination rate for high-risk groups is also low.



Four months after vaccination, the vaccination rate for those aged 60 and over was only 9.4% based on subjects whose immunity was significantly reduced.



Less than a third of the 36% vaccination rate during the same period in July at the beginning of the 6th pandemic.



[Jung Ki-seok / National Infectious Disease Crisis Response Advisory Committee Chairman: Even if vaccines and infections are combined, only 35% of the high-risk group over the age of 60 (if they have immunity) is quite disadvantageous if they do not receive the winter vaccine…

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The vaccination rate at facilities vulnerable to infection, such as nursing hospitals, which account for 33% of all deaths, is still at the 6% level.



The quarantine authorities said the 7th epidemic could peak at the end of this month or early next month with up to 200,000 confirmed cases per day, and requested prompt vaccination.