2024-2025 season vaccination extended to June 30 for high-risk COVID-19 groups
Apr 22, 2025
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The Korea Centers for Disease Control and Prevention announced on the 22nd that it will extend vaccinations for senior citizens aged 65 or older, who are immunocompromised at least six months old, and hospitalized and admitted to infectious facilities until the end of June, which is originally scheduled to end on April 30. As of April 17, 5 out of 10 high-risk groups have not yet been vaccinated (vaccination rate: 47.4%).
The Korea Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said COVID-19 has been on the rise not only in winter but also in summer over the past three years ('22~'24), so it is recommended to vaccinate as soon as possible (in May) considering the period of sufficient immunity after vaccination against COVID-19. In addition, high-risk groups who have already been vaccinated from 2024 to 2025 can also be vaccinated once more through consultation with medical staff in consideration of the decrease in immunity over time after vaccination against COVID-19, and in particular, immunocompromised individuals are highly recommended to receive additional vaccinations in consideration of the difficulty in forming immunity.
Ji Young-mi, the head of the Korea Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, stressed that "As the possibility of a summer epidemic of COVID-19 cannot be ruled out, we ask high-risk groups to actively participate in vaccination now to prevent severe and death from COVID-19."
This article was translated by Naver AI translator.
