S.Korea starts vaccination for 55-59 age group as Covid-19 caseloads remain high

South Korea has prioritised immunising the elderly, the vulnerable and frontline healthcare workers. - AP

SEOUL (Reuters): South Korea kicked off Covid-19 vaccinations for people ages 55-59 on Monday (July 26) to speed up the pace of its inoculation campaign, as the country battles the fourth wave of infections.

The rollout of Covid-19 vaccinations for people in their upper 50s had sputtered to a week-long halt this month after a record high number of new cases sparked a rush for shots, exhausting available supplies and crashing an official reservation website..