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Hwaseong to Offer One-stop Vaccination Service for Undocumented Foreign Workers


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HWASEONG, Sept. 6 (Korea Bizwire)The city of Hwaseong, south of Seoul, announced that it will start offering a one-stop service for unregistered foreign workers to receive COVID-19 vaccinations.

Any unregistered foreign worker can visit a nearby COVID-19 testing center to receive a vaccination without having to make a prior reservation.

Foreigners over 30 years of age will receive Johnson & Johnson’s Janssen COVID-19 vaccine and those under 30 years of age will receive Pfizer Inc.’s.

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“Undocumented foreign workers tend to avoid vaccinations or even tests as they are fearful of disadvantages derived from their immigration status,” a city official said.

There are currently 35,000 registered foreigners living in Hwaseong, with 7,100 undocumented workers estimated to live in the city.

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