OREANDA-NEWS As of 00:00 on February 3, a total of 44,641,667 people received the first dose of the vaccine in the country. The vaccination rate in South Korea was 87%. This was reported on February 3 by "Newsis" with reference to its sources.

Over the past day, 415 people have been vaccinated against COVID-19 in South Korea. 693 people received the second dose of the vaccine over the past day in the country.

In total, 43,997,129 people received both doses of the vaccine. The full vaccination rate was 85.7%.

The "booster" dose was received by 10,609 people. In total, 27,267,684 people received an additional dose of the vaccine.

As reported by IA "REGNUM", over the past day, 22,907 cases of coronavirus infection were detected in South Korea. The total number of confirmed cases in the country increased to 907,214.

On February 1, it became known that Italy imposed a fine for refusing vaccination against coronavirus for people over 50 years old. A fine of 100 euros will have to be paid by those who do not have a vaccination certificate or a medical withdrawal with the reasons for the lack of vaccination. In addition, from February 15, all Italians over the age of 50 will have to provide a certificate of full vaccination or a certificate of the presence of antibodies to coronavirus in order to get to work, otherwise they will lose their salaries.