SEOUL: South Korean military personnel rushed to sign up for Johnson and Johnson's COVID-19 vaccine on Tuesday , as the country expanded its vaccination campaign and eased restrictions on inoculated people in a bid to encourage immunisation.after the United States almost doubled a pledge made during President Moon Jae-in's first summit with US President Joe Biden last month.
About 3.7 million people are eligible to receive the single-dose vaccine and about 646,000 have signed up so far since reservations began on Tuesday. South Korea has inoculated 5.79 million people, or 11 per cent of its population, with a first dose of the two-dose vaccines from AstraZeneca or Pfizer. It aims to vaccinate 14 million by the end of this month.It said the plan is on track as more vaccine shipments are due to arrive later this month and willingness to get vaccinated appears to be rising, lured by incentives.
A survey in May showed 69.2 per cent of respondents were willing to get vaccinated, up from 61.4 per cent a month earlier, Lee Sang-won, a senior health official, told a briefing. The government on Tuesday allowed people who have received at least one dose to have family gatherings without restrictions and visit nursing homes.The country has reported 459 new confirmed cases on Monday, bringing the total tally to 140,799 infections, with 1,963 deaths.
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