As of August 28, 2023, South Koreans in their twenties had the highest coronavirus (COVID-19) vaccination rate in South Korea for the initial two shots, at 99.8 percent and 98.9 percent respectively. All adult age groups reported very high vaccination rates. Winter booster shot rates however were much lower across all age groups, though older age groups were more likely to have gotten them. Only around 13 percent of people nationwide have been vaccinated with a bivalent winter booster, which is more effective against current dominant strains. These shots were only offered in the winter of 2022.
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National coronavirus (COVID-19) vaccination rate in South Korea as of August 28, 2023, by age group
* Winter shots were discontinued from April 7, 2023.
So-called "winter shots" were initially introduced as another booster in addition to the first and second booster shots (overall the fourth and fifth shots respectively) to preemptively prepare for an anticipation rise in cases during the winter of 2022. As of December 2022, booster shots were discontinued, and any additional shots beyond the first two were merged into the winter shot category to avoid confusion. Winter shots, unlike the previous boosters, use bivalent vaccines, which are more effective against current strains dominating South Korea.
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Korea Disease Control and Prevention Agency. (August 28, 2023). National coronavirus (COVID-19) vaccination rate in South Korea as of August 28, 2023, by age group [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved September 01, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1358025/south-korea-national-covid-19-vaccination-rate-by-age/
Korea Disease Control and Prevention Agency. "National coronavirus (COVID-19) vaccination rate in South Korea as of August 28, 2023, by age group." Chart. August 28, 2023. Statista. Accessed September 01, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1358025/south-korea-national-covid-19-vaccination-rate-by-age/
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Korea Disease Control and Prevention Agency, National coronavirus (COVID-19) vaccination rate in South Korea as of August 28, 2023, by age group Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1358025/south-korea-national-covid-19-vaccination-rate-by-age/ (last visited September 01, 2024)
National coronavirus (COVID-19) vaccination rate in South Korea as of August 28, 2023, by age group [Graph], Korea Disease Control and Prevention Agency, August 28, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1358025/south-korea-national-covid-19-vaccination-rate-by-age/