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Booster shots for adults can be given 3 months after their primary vaccination: PM
SEOUL, Dec. 10 (Yonhap) -- Booster shots for adults can be administered three months after their primary vaccination, Prime Minister Kim Boo-kyum said Friday, amid rising concerns over a surge in COVID-19 infections.
The decision to cut the dosage interval between primary vaccination and booster shots for people aged 18 or older was announced after the country's daily new coronavirus cases surpassed 7,000 for the third straight day, while the number of serious COVID-19 patients continued to hit new highs.
Kim also called for increasing the pace of vaccinations for teenagers, saying that the authorities will run inoculation programs at schools from next week.
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