In South Korea 18,489 people received their first doses of AstraZeneca vaccine by yesterday as it launched an ambitious COVID-19 inoculation campaign. The first to receive the shots are healthcare workers, staffers at assisted care facilities and other high-risk people, with a goal of vaccinating 32 million to 36 million people by September.
South Korea reported 415 infections of the new coronavirus yesterday. The country has recorded 89,321 infections and 1,595 deaths, the Korea Disease Control and Prevention Agency said.
