Travel vaccinations

Written by Barun Saturday, 20 August 2011 18:52

There are three places to get travel vaccinations in Jeonju, each spread out evenly across the city.

Although the following website is Korean-only (filtered through Google Translate), a map is located for each location that can be printed and shown to a taxi driver. Follow the next steps:

1) Jeonju Health Center website

2) Click on the topmost left tab, beside the Jeonju Health Center Logo (보건소 소개)

3) In the left column, click on the last option, at the bottom of the list (오시는길)

4) These are the three options shown:

(a) Central Jeonju (전주시보건소)

(b) Northern Jeonju - Jinbuk-dong / Deokjin area (덕진진료소)

  (c) Southern Jeonju - Pyeonghwadong area (평화보건지소)

Jeonju veteran Andy Clay and his experience on the Jinbuk-dong location:

"Very easy to do - just fill in address/passport or alien number and phone number on a form, pay, then go upstairs for the vaccination. Took about 10 minutes in total. Very quick, easy and painless - the staff aren't fluent, except for one of the doctors, but all speak enough English to get by without any problems.

Typhoid vaccine - cost W5000. 

Hepatitis B vaccinations - cost  W4700.

Hepatitis A - for some reason, they can't do this one here. You need to go to one of the top-tier hospitals (Jesus or CBNU Hospital) to get this done.

Possibly other vaccinations available at the clinic. It might be worth getting a Korean speaker to contact them and find out a definitive list."