COVID-19 Vaccination for International Students in
Korea |
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Vaccination for Persons Aged 18 to 49
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Eligible recipients: Koreans and foreign
nationals aged 18 to 49*(i.e. those who were born between Jan. 1, 1972 and Dec.
31, 2003)
* Those previously prioritized
for vaccination (e.g. essential and high-risk facility workers) are not applicable.
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How to get vaccinated: Make a reservation at
a vaccination center of your choice for a date of your choice
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Vaccine for administration: Pfizer or Moderna
(i.e. mRNA COVID-19 vaccine)
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Vaccination
center: Designated health facilities or vaccination centers
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Reservation System
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Holders of National
Health Insurance
о Making
a reservation: A 10-day rotation reservation period*
during which you will make a reservation
online** or by phone (call 1339 or a local call center***) based on the last digit of your date of birth
(format: YYYY/MM/DD) will begin on August 9, 2021.
* Allocation of a reservation date based on the last digit in date
of birth (i.e. 10-day rotation reservation applies to both reservations made
via phone-call and visit)
For example, if the last digit of your date of birth (YYYY/MM/DD) is
"9," you will make your reservation on August 9.
** You can visit the official website (http://ncvr.kdaca.go.kr) to book an
appointment for vaccination, which involves a simple online self-authentication
process (i.e. You are required to make your own online reservation as no one
can do it for you; and only one digital device is allowed to be used per person
for reservation).
*** Reservation
can be made via call centers run by municipal governments. However, it is
advisable to make the reservation through someone who can speak Korean as
interpretation service is not available.
※ If you've subscribed
to the National Health Insurance in July this year or later, then you may be
categorized as a non-subscriber. In this
case, please call 1339 to make a reservation at a designated health facilities.
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9 |
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Reservation day (last digit "9") |
Reservation day (last digit "0") |
Reservation day (last digit "1") |
Reservation day (last digit "2") |
Reservation day (last digit "3") |
Reservation day (last digit "4") |
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21 |
Reservation day (last digit "5") |
Reservation day (last digit "6") |
Reservation day (last digit "7") |
Reservation day (last digit "8") |
Reservation day (age group 36-49) |
Reservation day (age group 18-35) |
Reservation day (age group 18-49) |
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28 |
Vaccination → (until Sep. 30) |
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Sep. 1 |
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Sep. 30 |
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* The type of vaccine
to be administered and vaccination schedule may change according to
vaccine availability.
о Schedule: Make a reservation during
the set 10-day rotation period (August 9 - 18), and receive your vaccination on
your selected date between August 26 and September 30. (You may choose
to make a reservation at either a contracted medical center or a vaccination
center.)
* You can make your reservation from 8:00 p.m. on your allocated
reservation day to 6:00 p.m. on the following day.
<10-Day Rotation Reservation
Schedule>
Reservation period |
Vaccine recipients (Last digit of your date of birth) |
Reservation period |
Vaccine recipients (Last digit of your date of birth) |
8 p.m. August 9th – |
9 |
8 p.m. August 14th – |
4 |
8 p.m. August 10th – |
0 |
8 p.m. August 15th – |
5 |
8 p.m. August 11th – |
1 |
8 p.m. August 16th – |
6 |
8 p.m. August 12th – |
2 |
8 p.m. August 17th – |
7 |
8 p.m. August 13th – |
3 |
8 p.m. August 18th – |
8 |
- How to make a reservation
after the 10-day rotation period: Eligible persons are able to make a
reservation based on age from August 19 to 20. In
addition, from August 21 to September 17, all eligible persons can make or
change their reservations. These reservation periods are open to those who
missed their initial 10-day rotation reservation window.
② Non-holders of
National Health Insurance
о Making a reservation:
A 10-day rotation reservation period*
during which you will make a reservation
online** based on the last digit of your date of birth (format: YYYY/MM/DD)
will begin on August 9, 2021. You must reserve your vaccination at a vaccination center.
* Allocation of a reservation date based on the last digit in date
of birth (i.e. 10-day rotation reservation applies to both reservations made
via phone-call and visit)
For example, if the last digit of your date of birth (YYYY/MM/DD) is
"9," you will make your reservation on August 9.
** You can visit the official website (http://ncvr.kdaca.go.kr) to book an
appointment for vaccination, which involves a simple online self-authentication
process (i.e. You are required to make your own online reservation as no one
can do it for you; and only one digital device is allowed to be used per person
for reservation)
- If you don't have access to the internet,
you can make your reservation by calling a public health center or a call
center run by a municipal government. In this case, you’re allowed to have someone
else make your reservation for you, unlike online reservation.
- If you have difficulty in making
an online reservation for any reason (e.g. problems related to
self-authentication and/or alien registration number, etc.), you can either visit
or call a public health center to register as a vaccination recipient, and then
make an on-site reservation at a vaccination center for your injection.
- If you currently do not have an alien registration number, you can
visit a public health center to receive a temporary registration number, which
involves the submission of your personal information (but short-term travelers staying
in Korea for no longer than 90 days are exempted), to make your reservation for
vaccination.
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Schedule: Make a reservation during the set
10-day rotation period (August 9 - 18), and receive your vaccination on your
selected date from August 26 to September 30.
* You can make your
reservation from 8:00 p.m. on your allocated reservation day to 6:00 p.m. on
the following day.
<10-Day Rotation Reservation
Schedule>
Reservation period |
Vaccine recipients (Last digit of your date of birth) |
Reservation period |
Vaccine recipients (Last digit of your date of birth) |
8 p.m. August 9th – |
9 |
8 p.m. August 14th – |
4 |
8 p.m. August 10th – |
0 |
8 p.m. August 15th – |
5 |
8 p.m. August 11th – |
1 |
8 p.m. August 16th – |
6 |
8 p.m. August 12th – |
2 |
8 p.m. August 17th – |
7 |
8 p.m. August 13th – |
3 |
8 p.m. August 18th – |
8 |
* Making a reservation
after the 10-day rotation period: Eligible persons are able to make a reservation
based on age from August 19 to 20. In addition, from August 21 to September 17,
all eligible persons can make or change their reservations. These reservation
periods are open to those who missed their initial 10-day rotation reservation
window.
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Vaccination for all those Unvaccinated
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Vaccination for all those unvaccinated: As per the January 28 COVID-19 Vaccination Plan, 36 million people will have been
vaccinated by the third quarter of 2021, and vaccination for all those unvaccinated will begin in the fourth quarter.
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Eligible recipients: All those unvaccinated* aged 18 or over
* All unvaccinated persons, regardless of the reason for not being vaccinated, will be given
an opportunity for vaccination.
– Vaccine for administration:
To be determined as the vaccination dates approach
– Schedule:
After the completion of vaccination for those aged 18 to 49
* Detailed schedule will be
announced depending on vaccine supplies and the vaccination rates of those aged
18 to 49.
– How to get vaccinated:
Make a reservation and get a vaccination at a designated health facility or
vaccination center.
Attachment 1 |
What You
Can Expect from Your COVID-19 Vaccination |
Potential Adverse Reactions to COVID-19
Vaccination |
△ You may experience pain, swelling, or redness in your injection area. You may experience fatigue, headache, muscular pain,
chill, or nausea. △
You may experience a
severe
allergic reaction with
symptoms such as breathing difficulty and swelling of the face, eyes, lips,
or inside of the mouth. △
You may feel pain, tightness, or discomfort in
the chest. You may
experience breathing difficulty or pain while breathing. △ You may feel out of breath or experience heart palpitations. You may
feel dizzy or lose consciousness. |
Handling Adverse Reactions to COVID-19
Vaccination |
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△ If you have swelling or pain in your injection area, place a clean, dry towel over the area and massage
with ice. △ If you have a mild
fever, drink plenty of water and rest. △ Take paracetamol to treat fever or
muscular pain. △ See a doctor if you experience
any of the following issues.
△ If you experience
severe breathing difficulty, nausea, swelling of the face, or hives, call 119 or get to the nearest emergency room. |
Call 1339 or a
local public health center if you experience adverse reactions.
You can also find more information about adverse reactions and how to manage
them on the "Post-vaccination Health
Check" webpage on the National Immunization Program
website (https://nip.kdca.go.kr). |
Attachment 2 |
Information on How to Make COVID-19 Vaccination
Appointment Online |
◈ COVID-19
vaccination appointments can be made online through the COVID-19 vaccination
reservation system website (http://ncvr.kdca.go.kr), accessible on PC and
mobile devices. There are two steps to the process. |
□ How
to Make COVID-19 Vaccination Appointment Online
Verify
identity |
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Enter personal information |
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Confirm
appointment |
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Send the
appointment information |
Mobile phone
or joint certificate (공동인증서) |
Select date
and time and hospital/clinic |
Confirm
appointment detail |
You can check
appointment detail or cancel your appointment online. |
○ Step 1 (Enter
appointment information )
① Verify your identity
- Select one of the five ways to
verify your identity.
- ① Naver certificate, ② Kakao certificate, ③ PASS,
④Joint Certificate, ⑤Mobile phone
verification.
※ Check expiration date of certificate to make sure it is valid
② Enter personal information
- After verifying your identity,
enter your name, resident registration (foreigner registration) number, and
mobile phone number and click the ‘Check Eligibility’ button.
- After checking eligibility,
select the medical institution and appointment date and time, and click the “Reserve (or Make
Appointment)“ button
○ Step 2 (Notice of completed appointment)
① Appointment notification screen
- In Step 2,
you can check the your appointment details that you entered in step 1.
② Send appointment information to mobile phone
- You can
send your appointment details to your mobile phone. You can check
or cancel the appointment by verifying your identity with name, resident
registration number/alien registration number, or
appointment number in the ‘Appointment
Inquiry/Cancellation’ menu on the website.
※ You can log onto the appointment
system on the date that corresponds to the last
digit of your date of birth according to your resident registration number or
alien registration number.
※ If you are not
registered with the National Health Insurance, you must
reserve your vaccination at a vaccination
center
.※ Please arrive on time for your vaccine appointment.
※ If you have any questions about
COVID-19 vaccination, please contact Korea
Disease Control and Prevention Agency (KDCA) at ☎1339 or each local government’s COVID-19 vaccination call center*
* To check
the phone number of your local government’s COVID-19
vaccination call center, visit NIP website ncvr.kdca.go.kr -> Click ’Make a
vaccine appointment (사전예약 바로가기)’ -> Click ’Notice (알림마당)’ -> ‘Call
center information (콜센터 안내)' 【Korean
only】