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Children's vaccinations — national vaccinations are free up to age 12

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Children aged 12 and under get the nationally designated vaccinations free at public health centres and designated clinics. Any designated clinic nationwide is fine, regardless of where you live.

📌 Key points

The state pays both the vaccine and the injection fee. Find designated clinics on the KDCA "예방접종도우미" (Vaccination Helper) website or app. Whether foreign children are covered and what to bring — ask the public health centre or the KDCA call centre 1339 first.

🔢 Do these in order

  1. On "예방접종도우미", find which vaccinations your child is due for and a nearby designated clinic.
  2. Before going, ask the clinic or health centre what to bring — usually the vaccination record book and the guardian's ID.
  3. Yearly vaccinations such as flu have their own period and age range each year — check the health centre's notice.

📍 Where to go

Your local public health centre · KDCA call centre 1339

💻 Do it online

See also

Basis

  • 하남시보건소 「어린이 국가예방접종」 https://www.hanam.go.kr/health/contents.do?key=1399 (최종수정 2026-09-18 · Claude 직접 대조) — 「12세 이하 어린이(2013. 1. 1. 이후 출생자, 2026년 기준)」 · 「접종비용(백신비 및 예방접종 시행비용) 전액 지원」 · 주소지 관계없이 전국 위탁의료기관 · 보건소는 사전예약 · 준비물 보호자 신분증 · 가족관계증명서 · 예방접종수첩
  • 동대문구보건소 「어린이 국가예방접종」 https://www.ddm.go.kr/health/contents.do?key=1230 (최종수정 2026-01-05 · Claude 직접 대조) — 「12세 이하 어린이(2026년도 기준 2013.1.1. 이후 출생자)」 · 무료 · 전국 위탁의료기관(주소지 관계 없음)
  • 질병관리청 예방접종도우미 「국가예방접종 지원사업」 https://nip.kdca.go.kr/irhp/infm/goVcntInfo.do?menuCd=115 (갱신 2026-01-05) — 보건소와 위탁의료기관 비용 국가 지원 · 문의 1339
  • 🔴 외국인 아이 대상 여부는 2025 이후 정부 원문을 못 찾았다(조사원 보고 · 지자체 두 곳에도 문장 없음) → 「보건소 · 1339 에 먼저」로만

This content was checked on 2026-10-06.

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