SEOUL: South Korea said that it has achieved its goal of vaccinating 70% of its 52 million people, paving the way for a planned return to normal next month.
The target, set a month before the country kicked off its inoculation campaign in late February, was reached by 2pm, with some 36 million vaccinated, said the Korea Disease Control and Prevention Agency (KDCA).
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