Tired of waiting, some Koreans eye Covid-19 shot trip to the US


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  • Sunday, 23 May 2021

A nurse fills a syringe with a dose of the AstraZeneca Plc Covid-19 vaccine at the Nowon District public health center in Seoul. — Bloomberg

SOME Koreans awaiting a Covid-19 vaccine are now wondering if they can take a vacation to the US to get inoculated.

Rocky Kim, who runs a travel agency in Alaska, said he has had a deluge of inquiries from people in Korea about its recently debuted tour package that includes getting Pfizer, Moderna or Johnson & Johnson vaccines.

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