Vaccination
What is vaccination?
- Vaccination is classified into regular, special, and other vaccinations.
· Regular vaccination is recommended by the state, and the Special Self-Governing Province Governor, the Sejong Special Self-Governing City Mayor or the head of a Si/Gun/Gu must provide regular vaccination services (hereinafter referred to as "regular vaccination services") at public health clinics under his/her jurisdiction for the following (Article 24 paragraph 1 and 2 of the “Infectious Disease Control and Prevention Act”, Article 8 paragraph 3 of the “Special Act on the Establishment, Etc. of Sejong Special Self-Governing City”, and Article 1 of the “Designation, Etc. of Infectious Diseases Requiring Regular Vaccination”).
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Target infectious diseases
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Required individuals
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Time of vaccination
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Tuberculosis (BCG and intradermal inoculation)
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All infants
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Within 4 weeks of birth
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Hepatitis B
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All infants
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Three doses of primary vaccination 0, 1 and 6 months after birth (however, if the mother is HBsAG-positive for hepatitis B, primary vaccination of immunoglobulin (HBIG) and hepatitis B should be administered to different body parts within 12 hours of birth).
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Diphtheria
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All infants
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- Primary vaccination of three doses 2, 4, and 6 months after birth - An additional dose is administered 15-18 months after birth and at the age between 4-6 - Tdap or Td vaccine is injected at the age between 11-12 ※ A total of three primary doses and the additional dose at the age between 4-6 can be carried out using DTap-IPV combined vaccine. ※ In the case of primary inoculation with DTaP alone or DTaP-IPV combined vaccine, the use of the same manufacturer's vaccine is recommended.
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Tetanus
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All infants
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- Primary vaccination of three doses 2, 4, and 6 months after birth - An additional dose is administered 15-18 months after birth and at the age between 4-6 - Tdap or Td vaccine is injected at the age between 11-12 ※ A total of three primary doses and the additional dose at the age between 4-6 can be carried out using DTap-IPV combined vaccine. ※ In the case of primary inoculation with DTaP alone or DTaP-IPV combined vaccine, the use of the same manufacturer's vaccine is recommended.
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Whooping Cough
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All infants
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- Primary vaccination of three doses 2, 4, and 6 months after birth - An additional dose is administered 15-18 months after birth and at the age between 4-6 - Tdap or Td vaccine is injected at the age between 11-12 ※ A total of three primary doses and the additional dose between 4-6 years of age can be carried out using DTap-IPV combined vaccine. ※ In the case of primary inoculation with DTaP alone or DTaP-IPV combined vaccine, the use of the same manufacturer's vaccine is recommended.
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Polio
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All infants
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- Primary vaccination of three doses 2, 4, and 6 months after birth (third dose injected between 6-18 months after birth) - An additional dose administered between between 4-6 years of age ※ The polio vaccine can be replaced by DTap-IPV combined vaccine. ※ However, if the primary vaccine is administered using DTap-IPV vaccine, make sure to receive the same vaccine.
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Haemophilus influenzae type b
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- Children aged between 2-59 months - Children aged 5 or older who carry a high risk of invasive Hib infection (sicklemia, splenectomy, deteriorated immune system due to anticancer therapy, leukemia, HIV infection, humoral immunity deficiency, etc.) - Where a child under the age of 2 has suffered from an invasive Hib disease
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- Primary vaccination of three doses 2, 4, and 6 months after birth - An additional dose at the age of 12-15 months
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Pneumococcus
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- Protein conjugate vaccine (PCV10 and PCV13) ·Infants and children aged between 2-59 months ·Children between the ages of 2 months and 18 years old with a high risk of pneumonia infection Pneumococcal polysaccharide vaccine (PPSV23) ·People between the ages of 2 and 64 years old with a high risk of pneumonia infection ·Adults at the age of 65 or older
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- Protein conjugate vaccine (PCV10 and PCV13): Three doses of primary vaccination 2, 4, and 6 months after birth, an additional dose between ages of 12 and 15 months ※ The cross vaccination of PSV10 and PSV13 is not recommended. - Pneumococcal polysaccharide vaccine (PPSV23) - One-time vaccination for those aged 65 or older - If possible, inoculate at least 2 weeks before lienectomy, cochlear implant, anticancer therapy, or immunosuppressive therapy
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Measles
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All infants
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One dose each at the age of 12-15 months and 4-6 years old
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Epidemic mumps
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All infants
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One dose each at the age of 12-15 months and 4-6 years old
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Rubella
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All infants
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One dose each at the age of 12-15 months and 4-6 years old
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Chicken pox
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All infants
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One dose at the age of 12-15 months
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Japanese encephalitis (Inactivated vaccine)
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All infants
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- Two doses with an interval of 7-30 days at the age of 12-23 months old, and the third dose after 12 months of the second dose - One dose each at the age of 6 and 12 ※ The inactivated vaccine for Japanese encephalitis is classified into an inactivated mouse brain-derived vaccine and an inactivated vero cell-derived vaccine, and the cross vaccination of the two is not recommended.
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Japanese encephalitis (attenuated vaccine)
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All infants
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The primary vaccination 12-23 months after birth, and the secondary vaccination 12 months later ※ The cross vaccination of the inactivated vaccine and attenuated vaccine is not recommended for Japanese encephalitis.
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Influenza
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- Patients with chronic lung disease and chronic heart disease - Those who are being treated, recuperated, and housed in a collective facility such as social welfare facilities due to chronic diseases - Patients with chronic liver disease, chronic renal disease, neuromuscular disease, hematologic tumor disease, diabetes, immunodeficiency disorder (immunosuppressant intaker) and children aged 6 months to 18 years old who are taking aspirin - Senior citizens over 65 years of age - Medical personnel - Those with chronic disease, pregnant women, and those who live with people over 65 years of age - Caretakers of infants under 6 months old. - Pregnant women - Population 50-64 years of age - Population 6-59 years of age - Workers in agencies dealing with SARS and avian influenza - Workers in chicken, duck, and pig farms and related industries
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October-December
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Typhoid fever
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- A person who is closely inoculated with typhoid carriers (family member, etc.) - A person who travels to or stays in the typhoid epidemic area - An agent handling typhoid bacillus
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Single dose in children over 5 years of age. An additional dose every three years (Decided considering the epidemiological background and the risk of exposure to typhoid fever for infants under the age of 2 to 5)
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Hemorrhagic fever related renal syndrome
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- A group that is at high risk of occupational exposure to the Hemorrhagic fever related renal syndrome virus, such as soldiers and farmers - A lab researcher who deals with the Hemorrhagic fever related renal syndrome virus or conducts experiments on mice - Those who are deemed to carry a high risk of individual exposure, such as people who are frequently engaged in outdoor activities
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Two doses with an interval of one month and another dose 12 months later
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Hepatitis A
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- Adults in their 20s and 30s who have not received hepatitis A vaccines or suffered from hepatitis A - Those traveling to countries (regions) with a high incidence of hepatitis A - A person in contact with a hepatitis A patient - A lab worker who handles hepatitis A virus - Soldiers, medical personnel and food service workers - Patients with blood clotting disorder - Patients with chronic liver disease - People suffering from drug addiction - Homosexual males
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The primary dose at 12-23 months of age and the secondary dose at 6-12 months of age (or 6-18 months of age)
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Papillomavirus
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- 12-year-old females
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Two doses at an interval of 6 months
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Group A Rotavirus Infection
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- Infants aged between 2-6 months old
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First vaccination before 15 weeks of age (All vaccinations before 8 months of age)
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· The Special Self-Governing Province Governor, the Sejong Special Self-Governing City Mayor or the head of a Si/Gun/Gu shall provide special vaccination services at public health clinics under his/her jurisdiction in any of the following cases (Article 25 paragraph 1 of the “Infectious Disease Control and Prevention Act” and Article 8 paragraph 3 of the “Special Act on the Establishment, Etc. of Sejong Special Self-Governing City”).
√ Where the Commissioner of the Korea Disease Control and Prevention Agency requests the Special Self-Governing Province Governor, the Sejong Special Self-Governing City Mayor, or the head of a Si/Gun/Gu to provide vaccination services for preventing infectious diseases;
√ Where the Special Self-Governing Province Governor, the Sejong Special Self-Governing City Mayor, or the head of a Si/Gun/Gu deems vaccinations necessary for preventing infectious diseases.
· Other vaccinations are those that can be received from medical institutions in addition to those subject to state aid, such as tuberculosis (BCG, percutaneous vaccination), rotavirus, meningococcus, and shingles.
- Record keeping and reporting of vaccination
· Where the Special Self-Governing Province Governor, Sejong Special Self-Governing City Mayor, or the head of a Si/Gun/Gu provides regular or special vaccination services, he/she shall prepare and keep records on vaccinations, and report the details thereof to the competent Special Self-Governing Province Governor, Special Self-Governing City Mayor, Mayor/Do Governor and the Commissioner of the Korea Disease Control and Prevention Agency, respectively (Article 28(1) of the Infectious Disease Control and Prevention Act, Article 23(1) of the Enforcement Regulation of the Infectious Disease Control and Prevention Act, and Article 8(3) of the Special Act on the Establishment, Etc. of Sejong Special Self-Governing City).
· Where a person, other than the Special Self-Governing Province Governor, Sejong Special Self-Governing City Mayor, or the head of a Si/Gun/Gu, provides vaccination services, he/she must prepare the records on vaccinations in the Record and Report on Vaccinations and submit the form to the Special Self-Governing Province Governor or the head of a Si/Gun/Gu (Article 28 paragraph 2 of the “Infectious Disease Control and Prevention Act”, Article 23 paragraph 2, annexed Form No. 17 of the “Enforcement Rule on the Infectious Disease Control and Prevention Act”, and Article 8 paragraph 3 of the “Special Act on the Establishment, Etc. of Sejong Special Self-Governing City”.
Ascertainment as to completion of vaccination
- The Special Self-Governing Province Governor, the Sejong Special Self-Governing City Mayor or the head of a Si/Gun/Gu (referring to the head of an autonomous Gu) may request the principal of an elementary school and the principal of a middle school to submit inspection records on whether vaccination has been completed under Article 10 of the “School Health Act” (Article 31 paragraph 1 of the “Infectious Disease Control and Prevention Act” and Article 8 paragraph 3 of the “Special Act on the Establishment, Etc. of Sejong Special Self-Governing City”).
· The head of an elementary school and the head of a secondary school must receive certificates of vaccination from the Jeju Special Self-Governing Province Governor, the Sejong Special Self-Governing City Mayor, head of a Si/Gun, or the head of a Gu (referring to the head of an autonomous Gu) within 90 days from the date when the students enter a school and inspect whether the students have received all their vaccinations, and then record them in the educational information system (Article 10 paragraph 1 of the “School Health Act”, Article 8 paragraph 3 of the “Special Act on the Establishment, Etc. of Sejong Special Self-Governing City and Article 9 paragraph 3 of the “Special Act on the Establishment of Jeju Special Self-Governing Province and the Development of Free International City”).
· The head of an elementary school and the head of a secondary school must guide new students who, it turns out, after inspection, haven’t received all their vaccinations, as a result of the inspections above to have necessary vaccinations, and if necessary, may ask the head of a relevant public health center for necessary cooperation, such as assistance for vaccinations (Article 10 paragraph 2 of the “School Health Act”).
- The Special Self-Governing Province Governor, the Sejong Special Self-Governing City Mayor, or the head of a Si/Gun/Gu may request the head of a kindergarten defined under the “Early Childhood Education Act” and the head of a daycare center defined under the “Infant Care Act” to verify the certificates of vaccination to ascertain whether infants have been vaccinated (Article 31 paragraph 2 of the “Infectious Disease Control and Prevention Act”, Article 25 of the “Enforcement Rule of the Infectious Disease Control and Prevention Act”, and Article 8 paragraph 3 of the “Special Act on the Establishment, Etc. of Sejong Special Self-Governing City”).
· Principals of child care centers may confirm whether an infant or young child has periodically received protective inoculations based on the integrated vaccination control system each year under Article 33-4 of the “Infectious Disease Control and Prevention Act” (Main provision of Article 31-3 paragraph 1 of the “Child Care Act”).
※ However, the confirmation must be made within 30 days from the date he/she first starts to care for the infant or young child (Article 31-3 paragraph 1 of the “Child Care Act”).
· The principal of a child care center may guide the guardians of infants and young children found to have failed to be vaccinated as a result of confirmation as provided above for vaccination, and when necessary, request the head of the competent public health center to render cooperation in terms of protective inoculation, etc. (Article 31-3 paragraph 2 of the “Child Care Act”).
· For the confirmation and management of vaccination of infants and young children, principals of child care centers must record and manage matters concerning protective inoculation and details thereof in the records of life in the child care center (Article 31-3 paragraph 3 of the “Child Care Act”).
- If the Special Self-Governing Province Governor or the head of a Si/Gun/Gu finds that some infants, students, etc. have not been vaccinated after verifying records on whether vaccination has been completed and results of ascertainment on whether infants have been vaccinated, he/she must vaccinate such infants, students, etc.(Article 31 paragraph 3 of the “Infectious Disease Control and Prevention Act” and Article 8 paragraph 3 of the “Special Act on the Establishment, Etc. of Sejong Special Self-Governing City”).
Vaccine organizations
Entrustment of vaccination services
- A Special AutonomousCity Mayor, SpecialSelf-Governing Province Governor, or the head of a Si/Gun/Gu may entrustvaccination services beyond the capability of public health centers or forresidents, etc. having difficulty in visiting public health centers to medical institutions designatedby the SpecialAutonomous City Mayor, Special Self-Governing Province Governor or the head of theSi/Gun/Gu, from among the following medical institutions. In such cases, the Special Autonomous CityMayor, SpecialSelf-Governing Province Governor, or the head of the Si/Gun/Gu shall publiclyannounce the entrusted institutions (Article 20, paragraph 1 of the EnforcementDecree of the Infectious Disease Control and Prevention Act and Article 8,paragraph 3 of the Special Act on the Establishment, Etc. of Sejong SpecialSelf-Governing City).
· Clinics specified under Article3, paragraph 2, subparagraph 1, item A of the Medical Service Act
· Hospital-level medicalinstitutions specified under Article 3, paragraph 2, subparagraph 3 of theMedical Service Act (For dental hospitals and oriental medicine hospitals, onlythose that additionally establish and operate medical courses with doctors tomanage the courses under Article 43, paragraph 2 of the Medical Service Act areapplicable)
Information on vaccine organizations
- Medicalinstitutions designated to provide pneumococcalvaccinations for senior citizens (A guide website for vaccinations, Medical institutions designated to provide pneumococcalvaccinations for senior citizens)
- Internationally certified vaccine organizations
National aid program for vaccinations
National aid program for vaccinations of children
- The national aid program for vaccinations of children is a program in which the state supports the cost of inoculating children to ensure that they receive necessary vaccinations free of charge at nearby hospitals without incurring any expenses to prevent the spread of infectious diseases.
- You can receive free vaccinations from the designated medical institutions located anywhere in the country, irrespective of your registered address.
The perinatal vaccination program for hepatitis B
- The purpose of the program is to prevent the perinatal infection of newborn infants who become chronic carriers in 90% of cases if they are born to the mothers who test positive to the surface antigen of hepatitis B (HBsAg), thereby inhibiting the development of hepatitis B and the consequent hepatocirrhosis or liver cancer.
- Since July 2002, the government has covered the full medical expenses for immunoglobulin, hepatitis B vaccination, and antigen and antibody testing to prevent the perinatal infection of newborn infants born from mothers with hepatitis B.
- If the result shows positive for surface antigen (HBsAg) or e antigen (HBeAg) in the hepatitis B test for mothers during their pregnancy, the infants will be the beneficiaries of the “perinatal vaccination program for hepatitis B”. If you submit the test results to the childbirth agency, receive information on the program, sign and submit consent on the provision of personal information, you will be able to benefit from free vaccinations, antigen and antibody tests until the preventive measures are completed.
· If the result of the hepatitis B test shows that the person has not formed any antibodies, additional hepatitis B vaccines and antigen and antibody tests will also be available for free.
· In the case of mothers with hepatitis B, the vaccination of immunoglobulin (HBIG) and the primary inoculation of hepatitis B, which the newborn infants are required to receive immediately after birth, are available free of charge.
· One and six months after birth, the secondary and tertiary doses will be administered.
· In the case of premature babies who are born before 37 weeks of pregnancy and who weigh less than 2 kg at birth, the first hepatitis B vaccination given immediately after birth is not counted towards the total number of doses and three doses are administered at one, two, six months after birth (four times in total).
· After completion of the 1st to 3rd doses of hepatitis B vaccine (9 to 15 months after birth), an antigen and antibody test should be carried out.
· If the first antigen and antibody test results for hepatitis B show that antibodies have not been formed, the re-vaccination and retest for hepatitis B will be available free of charge.
Abnormal symptoms after vaccination
Reporting standards for adverse reactions
- Vaccination is the most effective and safest means of preventing infectious diseases, but it may also produce inevitable adverse effects just like any other medicines. An adverse reaction after vaccination refers to any symptom or disease that may occur from vaccination, which has a time-based relationship with the vaccination.
Compensation by the State for injury caused by vaccination, etc.
Compensation eligibility and criteria
- Where a person who has been vaccinated or administered a preventive and therapeutic medicine develops a disease, becomes disabled, or dies due to such vaccination or preventive and therapeutic medicine, the State shall pay the following compensation according to each of the following compensation standards, application deadline and procedures (Article 71(1) of the Infectious Disease Control and Prevention Act, Articles 29 and 30 of the Enforcement Decree of the Infectious Disease Control and Prevention Act, and Article 3 of the Notice on the Compensation Criteria for Disability (Grade) due to Vaccination, Etc.).
· A person who receives treatment for a disease
√ Medical expenses: The balance of the medical expenses for a disease contracted by an injury resulting from vaccination, less the amount borne or paid by an insurer under the “National Health Insurance Act”, or less the amount borne by the medical care fund under the “Medical Care Assistance Act” (provided, that when the lump-sum compensation is paid under subparagraph 3, no medical expenses must be paid).
√ Nursing expenses: KRW 50,000 per day only for inpatient treatment
· Those who become disabled:
√ Disabled people with severe disabilities: 100/100 of the lump-sum compensation for death
√ Disabled people with non-severe disabilities: 55/100 of the lump-sum compensation for death;
※ In cases of persons who fall into the grades of disability or grades of personal damage prescribed in the “National Pension Act”, the “Public Officials Pension Act”, the “Public Officials' Accident Compensation Act”, and the “Industrial Accident Compensation Insurance Act”, 10/100 of the lump-sum compensation for death (however, the double lump sum compensation for disability (grade) will not be paid).
· Compensation for those in the priority among the bereaved family members of the deceased (including those who are de facto married), children, parents, grandchildren, grandparents, siblings
√ An amount equivalent to the monthly minimum wage prescribed under the Minimum Wage Act as at the time of death, multiplied by 240
√ Funeral expenses KRW 300,000
- A disease, disability or death eligible for the compensation provided above must be limited to cases recognized by the Minister of Health and Welfare, in which damage is caused by vaccination or administration of preventive and therapeutic medicine, regardless of abnormality of the relevant vaccine, or negligence of the person who performed vaccination or administered the relevant preventive or therapeutic medicine (Article 71 paragraph 2 of the “Infectious Disease Control and Prevention Act”).
Compensation procedure
- Those who wish to apply for medical and nursing expenses must submit the following documents to the competent Special Self-Governing Province Governor or the head of a Si/Gun/Gu (Article 71 paragraph 1 subparagraph 1 of the “Infectious Disease Control and Prevention Act”, Article 31 of the “Enforcement Decree of the Infectious Disease Control and Prevention Act”, Article 47 paragraph 1, annexed Form No. 32 and 33 of the “Enforcement Rule of the Infectious Disease Control and Prevention Act”)
· Medical and nursing expense application
· A copy of medical certificate
· A copy of the document demonstrating the relationship between the applicant and the filing person (applies only to the cases in which the relationship between the applicant and the filing person cannot be demonstrated through a resident registration certificate or a family relation certificate)
- Those who wish to apply for lump-sum compensation and funeral expenses need to submit the following documents to the competent Special Self-Governing Province Governor, the Sejong Special Self-Governing City Mayor, or the head of Si/Gun/Gu (Article 71 paragraph 1 subparagraph 2 and 3 of the “Infectious Disease Control and Prevention Act”, Article 47 paragraph 2, and annexed Form No. 34 of the “Enforcement Rule of the Infectious Disease Control and Prevention Act”, and Article 8 paragraph 3 of the “Infectious Disease Control and Prevention Act”).
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Required Attachments
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As for the lump-sum compensation for death and funeral expenses
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• Application for lump-sum compensation and funeral expenses • Death certificate • Autopsy report (to be excluded when falling under any of the following cases) √ Where autopsy is impossible due to the body being cremated √ Where the Commissioner of Korea Disease Control and Prevention Agency confirms through an epidemiological investigation that the inoculator passed away due to the vaccination, and the Special Self-Governing Province Governor, head of Si/Gun/Gu, or applicant has been notified thereof • Documents demonstrating that the compensation applicant is the bereaved family of the deceased (applies only to the case where this cannot be demonstrated via resident registration certificate or a family relation certificate)
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As for the lump-sum compensation for disabled people
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• Application for lump-sum compensation and funeral expenses • Medical certificate issued by a medical institution • A copy of the document demonstrating the relationship between the applicant and the filing person (applies only to the cases in which the relationship between the applicant and the filing person cannot be demonstrated through a resident registration certificate or a family relation certificate)
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- The head of a Si/Gun/Gu must submit documents received under (hereinafter referred to as “claim documents for injury compensation”) to the competent Special Self-Governing Province Governor, Special Self-Governing City Mayor, Mayor/Do Governor, and the Mayor/Do Governor in receipt of the claim documents for injury compensation or the Special Self-Governing Province Governor and the Special Self-Governing City Mayor in receipt of the claim documents for injury compensation must forward the claim documents for injury compensation without delay to the Minister of Health and Welfare, along with the findings of a basic investigation conducted by him/her regarding the injury that has resulted from vaccination and the statement of his/her views thereon (Article 31 paragraph 2 of the Enforcement Decree of the “Infectious Disease Control and Prevention Act”, Article 8 paragraph 3 of the “Special Act on the Establishment, Etc. of Sejong Special Self-Governing City”, and Article 9 paragraph 3 of the “Special Act on the Establishment of Jeju Special Self-Governing Province and the Development of Free International City”).
- The Commissioner of the Korea Disease Control and Prevention Agency shall determine whether to provide compensation after gathering consensus from the advisory committee on vaccination injury compensation and notify the relevant Mayor/Do Governor of the determination, and the Mayor/Do Governor (excluding a Special Self-Governing Province Governor) shall notify the head of the relevant Si/Gun/Gu thereof. In such cases, the Special Self-Governing Province Governor, the Special Self-Governing City Mayor, or the head of the Si/Gun/Gu so notified shall notify the relevant claimant for compensation (Article 31(3) of the Infectious Disease Control and Prevention Act and Article 8(3) of the Special Act on the Establishment, Etc. of Sejong Special Self-Governing City).
- The Commissioner of the Korea Disease Control and Prevention Agency shall pay a person determined eligible for the above compensation the amount of compensation under the compensation standards under Article 29 of the Enforcement Decree of the Infectious Disease Control and Prevention Act (Article 31(4) of the Infectious Disease Control and Prevention Act).