60 months ~ 3.25 million students of primary school Free flu vaccination from October onwards

Progressive expansion to the headquarters of disease management, college students, pregnant women

At the time of flu vaccination in October, kindergartens, kindergartens, primary school students will receive the state's free flu shot.
According to the Korean Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (KCHC), on 1 January, it will expand the national immunization program and strengthen its management.

Current health authorities vaccinate flu shots free of charge for people 65 years of age and older and infants 6-59 months old.

However, preschool and elementary school children, including some kindergarten students and kindergarten students aged 60 months or older, are not eligible for free vaccination.

Since the month of October, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention And primary school pupils (from 60 months to 12 years).

To this end, the CDC decided to invest 35.4 billion KRW on the basis of the national budget.

The headquarters of disease control plans to gradually introduce a free vaccination program for high school students.

The Center for Disease Control and Prevention plans to increase the number of free vaccination targets for middle school students (1.46 million) in 2019 and high school students (1.82 million) in 2020. It is planned to examine whether pregnant women at high risk of complications such as pneumonia and patients with chronic diseases will be included in the subject of free vaccination in consultation with related experts.

In addition to elementary schools, the headquarters of the Disease Control Office will verify whether vaccination of two types of human papillomavirus (HPV) and tetanus and diphtheria (Tdap) has been completed at the time of treatment. admission to college.

Students living in groups are vulnerable to the flu, but students are not clbadified as high risk of influenza.

In fact, early last year, the epidemic of influenza in children and adolescents was increasing rapidly, leading the ministry to ask schools to review early breaks.

Students are vulnerable to the flu.

In 2015, the influenza vaccination rate among middle and high school aged 15 to 18 year old students was only 19.8%.

Influenza immunization rates among people aged 65 and over are greater than 80%, compared to only one quarter. 30% lower than the overall vaccination rate according to age.

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(Seoul = Yonhap News) Journalist of Seo Han Ki