South Korea: After influenza vaccination: 83 people died
Korean Health Authority:
It was reported that more than 80 people died after receiving the flu vaccine this year.
Health officials have determined that 72 of these have low causality to vaccination and death.
Health officials plan to continue vaccination against the flu vaccine.
Disease Control Agency:
According to the announcement on the 31st
From the start of influenza vaccination this year to midnight of the day, 83 cases of abnormal reactions after vaccination were reported.
The number increased by 11 from 72 on the 29th at midnight.
Of the 83 reported deaths
46 men,
There are 37 women.
The age group is
37 people in their 70s are the most
34 people in their 80s
8 people under 60,
Four people in their 60s followed.
71 cases were in their 70s or older, accounting for 85.5% of all deaths.
By region
13 people in Seoul
12 people in Gyeonggi Province,
There are 12 people in Gyeongsangnam-do.
When to report death
I concentrated on the 19th to 25th of the third week of October.
The 19th to 25th is the time when free vaccinations have started for elderly people over 70 years old.
Status of death reports:
One death report before 19th,
59 reports from 19th to 25th,
Twenty-three people were reported dead between the 26th and 30th.
Time from vaccination to death:
Looking at the time from influenza vaccination to death,
The number of cases of 48 hours or more was 60.2% in 50 cases, which was more than half.
There were 13 cases of death within 24 hours, accounting for 15.7%.
An epidemiological survey is being conducted on 11 additional deaths on the 29th to 30th.
Forty of the 83 deaths proceeded with anatomical examination
Anatomical examination has not been performed ・ It is confirmed whether to proceed with anatomical examination for 10 cases in addition to 33 cases.
Disease Control Agency:
The cases examined so far have very low causality between death and vaccination.
We have determined that we are not in a position to consider vaccination retesting or suspension of the national vaccination business.
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South Korea’s public health agency
said Saturday that a total of 83 people, most of whom are elderly, died after being administered with a seasonal flu vaccine.
The deaths have stoked public anxiety over the safety of flu vaccines,
but the Korea Disease Control and Prevention Agency (KDCA)
said the deaths of 72 people have very limited relation with the flu shots. Another 11 cases are currently under investigation.
Of the total, 37 people are in their 70s, followed by 34 people aged 80 or older, eight under 60 and four in their 60s, KDCA said.
The health authorities
have repeatedly said they have found no direct link between flu shots and deaths,
urging people to get flu vaccinations before the onset of winter amid the coronavirus pandemic.
Public anxiety
has heightened over the safety of flu vaccines after some vaccine bottles
–part of the country’s free inoculation program –
were exposed to room temperature during distribution. The authorities, however, said there was no safety issue.
So far,
more than 11.5 million South Koreans
received a free state flu shot, accounting for 60.9 percent of the vaccination rate for about 19 million people, including teenagers and senior citizens.
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