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S. Korea on Track to Create Herd Immunity After Inoculating 20 mln People

SEOUL, Aug. 3 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea had inoculated over 20 million people as of Tuesday since starting its nationwide vaccination program in late February, taking a step towards creating herd immunity by September. A total of slightly more than 20 million people had received their first shots of COVID-19 vaccines as of 10:20 [...]

South Korean Vaccination Rates for Children Higher than U.S., Australia

SEOUL, July 27 (Korea Bizwire) –The vaccination rates among children for diseases like measles and polio in South Korea is higher than those of developed countries such as the U.S., U.K. and Australia with 97 percent of South Korean kids being vaccinated against these diseases in recent years, according to an analysis of related data, [...]