[Reuters, Seoul 13th]–The Korean Ministry of Health announced on the 13th that it will expand the scope of the fourth booster vaccination (booster vaccination) of the new coronavirus vaccine to those over 60 years old. So far, high-risk people such as those living in long-term care facilities have begun to be vaccinated.
Health and Welfare Minister Kwon Dok-chul said at a meeting, “The government plans to expand the scope of the fourth booster vaccination to those over 60 years old,” and explained that the details of the plan will be announced at a press conference on the same day. bottom. The infection rate in this age group continues to rise, exceeding 20% of the total.
With the expansion of the Omicron strain, both infected and dead have reached record highs in recent months.
The Ministry of Health also said it will announce new measures to add to the current social distance on the 15th.
As of midnight on the 13th, there were 195,419 newly infected people, a cumulative total of 15,830,644 infected people and 200,344 dead.
