Vaccine bookings for 18 to 49 to start Monday
Aug 8, 2021
Vaccinations for people aged 17 to 49 will start Monday, as South Korea struggles to clamp down a fourth wave of the coronavirus. The upcoming vaccine roll out will be crucial in the country’s plan to reach herd immunity by November, the Korea Disease Control and Prevention Agency said, as it covers over 16 million people considered the most socially active among all age groups. Eligible are those born after Jan. 1, 1972, and before Dec. 31, 2003, a group that includes some 17-year-old