Over 65 must wait as jabs begin in S. Korea

SEOUL: South Korea administered its first coronavirus vaccines to people at long-term care facilities, launching a mass immunisation campaign that authorities hope will restore some level of normalcy by the end of the year.

The rollout comes at a critical time for the country, which has seen its hard-won gains against the virus get wiped out by a winter surge and is struggling to mitigate the pandemic’s economic impact.