South Korean companies, including Samsung Group and LG, offer employees COVID-19 vaccines at work

SEOUL: South Korea’s large manufacturing employers have received permission from the country’s health authorities to administer COVID-19 vaccines at in-house clinics, hoping to speed up inoculation of their employees.

The inoculation plans come amid the South Korean government’s push to ramp up vaccinations after a slow start. South Korea has inoculated 15.3 million people, or about 30% of its population, with at least one dose since it began administering vaccines in February.