18.June.2021: Inoculations widen to people in their 50s in July
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Starting in July, all adults in their 50s, school teachers and high school seniors will be eligible for their first Covid-19 shots, which will be expanded to everyone over 17 from August.
The Covid-19 Vaccination Task Force announced its vaccination plan for the third quarter on Thursday with the aim of inoculating a total of 36 million people, or 70 percent of Korea’s population, by the end of September.
In the first three weeks of July, the government will first offer jabs to around 270,000 people whose vaccine appointments were delayed due to supply shortages.
Full Article: https://koreajoongangdaily.joins.com/2021/06/17/national/socialAffairs/Covid19-vaccination-third-quarter/20210617174900299.html