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Flu vaccination can cause undesirable conditions. If you don’t get the vaccine, you are not only more susceptible to the flu, but also more prone to severe symptoms.
RightThe global epidemic of the new crown and todayHigh flu can happen in winterPeakDouble worries doIn many Asian countries, the demand for winter flu vaccination this year has increased, yet in the past two weeks, more than 70 people have died after being vaccinated against flu in South Korea.inA bowl of cold water, some experts believe that due to concerns about the safety of flu vaccines, the vaccination rate may drop this year., Making the prevention of the winter epidemic more severe.
Flu vaccination can cause undesirable conditions. If you don’t get the vaccine, you are not only more susceptible to the flu, but also more prone to severe symptoms.
Spread to Hong Kong
The Hong Kong Health Protection Center noted that if you are suffering from the flu and new pneumonia at the same time, or from a more serious illness, it asks the public to get a flu shot as soon as possible.
Hong Kong CEO Carrie Lam brought several directors and deputy directors to vaccinate the influenza vaccine on October 21 to help increase the willingness of citizens to get vaccinated. Carrie Lam said that with the global pandemic of novel corona pneumonia and the upcoming peak period of winter flu, if you contract the flu and new corona pneumonia at the same time, your condition may become more serious. He urged the public to get a flu shot as soon as possible to increase personal protection.
In the winter of two years ago, Hong Kong had a severe flu epidemic. From December 30, 2018, to April 6, 2019, there were a total of 601 severe cases of influenza in adults in Hong Kong, including 356 deaths. There were also 24 cases of severe influenza in children, including one death.
However, Hong Kong media “Ming Pao” reported that many doctors said they had recently received inquiries from parents about brand of influenza vaccine. Some doctors said that “someone would not fight (Sanofi) as soon as he found out.” Yang Chaofa, president of Hong Kong Western Medical Union, said that a small number of parents in many kindergartens have decided not to allow their children to receive the flu vaccine and called on the Hong Kong government to further clarify the safety of the vaccine in Hong Kong, otherwise the vaccination rate this year could decline.
The vaccine produced by the French company Sanofi has been linked to the continued occurrence of deaths after vaccination against influenza in South Korea.
The Hong Kong and Hong Kong Department of Health did not mention the suspension of the Sanofi flu vaccine in response to local media. He only said that he is very concerned about the relevant issues and will continue to understand the situation with the World Health Organization and the South Korean authorities. However, some private practitioners in Hong Kong have stopped applying relevant vaccines themselves.
The Flu Vaccine Controversy in South Korea
The Korean Agency for Disease Control reported on October 31 that at 0:00 that day, the number of deaths after influenza vaccination in South Korea had risen to 83. The influenza vaccines involved were supplied by five pharmaceutical companies, namely GC Pharmaceuticals, SK Biotech, Yiyang Pharmaceuticals in South Korea, Sanofi in France and GlaxoSmithKline in the UK.
According to a report by the Korean Agency for Disease Control, of the 83 deaths, 71 were people over the age of 70 and 46 were men. Looking at the time from flu vaccination to death, 50 people died within 48 hours of flu vaccination and 13 people died less than 24 hours after vaccination.
The South Korean health department stated that the cause of death in these cases has a low correlation with vaccination. South Korean President Moon Jae-in responded to the incident hoping that the public would not miss the best time for vaccination due to panic. In addition, he personally received the flu vaccine to reassure the public and continue to implement the flu vaccination plan.
In 2019, about 1,500 older people in South Korea died after being vaccinated against influenza, but the cause of death has nothing to do with the vaccine; South Korea has at least 3,000 deaths from influenza each year.
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Besides South Korea, Taiwan also reported 4 deaths after flu vaccination. Experts in Taiwan said the cause of death for the four people was not related to the flu vaccination, but to their own chronic diseases, including brain hemorrhage and heart attack. Taiwan recommends maintaining the current vaccination policy.
The Korean flu vaccination crisis did not have much of an impact on the willingness of the Chinese people to get vaccinated. Most of China’s flu vaccines are produced by Chinese companies.
Before the outbreak of the new corona epidemic, due to insufficient education and frequent false vaccine accidents, the public in China, with a population of 1.4 billion, was cold and cautious about vaccines, and the proportion of vaccination against the winter flu was extremely low. Chinese media reported that the flu vaccination rate in China’s major cities in the past year was only 2% to 3%, and it is expected to increase by 1% in 2020. There was a panic over the purchase of vaccines in Beijing almost two weeks ago.
Although the South Korean government and many experts clarified that the death is not directly related to the flu vaccine, Singapore decided to take preventive measures to suspend the use of the SKYCellflu quadrivalent flu vaccine manufactured by SK Biosciences in South Korea. and the VaxigripTetra vaccine produced by Sanofi. A Sanofi spokesperson said it will work closely with the Singapore government to resume the vaccination plan as soon as possible. There are currently no adverse reactions related to influenza vaccine in the local area.
Immediately afterwards, the Asian country Malaysia also announced the suspension of these two influenza vaccines.
In Hong Kong, which has a population of more than 7 million, data from previous years shows that flu vaccination rates for citizens and medical personnel are typically only 15% and 27% respectively. In Hong Kong, half a month ago, there was a situation where flu vaccines were “difficult to apply” and many private clinics stopped providing them. After the turmoil of influenza vaccination in Korea, Hong Kong society’s concerns about influenza vaccination also arose.
Wang, a citizen of Hong Kong, told the BBC in Chinese: “I get vaccinated against influenza every year. But after vaccination, I have a bad reaction and have a fever for a week. I have some doubts about the news from Korea. (influenza vaccine). This year, the new corona is added. In the epidemic, if I have a fever for a week, the clinical symptoms of the new corona will be similar. For my peace of mind, I will have to take a new test for the virus the crown, which will cause problems. “
Anti-vaccine movement
Any type of vaccine will have side effects, and the flu vaccine will have side effects, too. The official website of the Hong Kong government informs the public that the most common side effects after vaccination with the attenuated influenza vaccine include: nasal congestion or runny nose (all ages), fever (children) and sore throat (Adults). The safety of pregnant women receiving the live flu vaccine has not been confirmed. Children under the age of five with recurrent stridor or asthma of any age may increase their risk of stridor after receiving the live flu vaccine.
The word death was not mentioned in the hazard disclosure. However, deaths occurred in South Korea and Taiwan after the flu shot. This leaves a strong word for supporters of the anti-vaccine movement who are already concerned about the side effects of vaccines.
The anti-vaccine movement has been gaining momentum in Western countries in the last decade. Supporters believe that the side effects of the vaccine outweigh the actual effect.
In the spring of 2015, measles, which has been extinct in the United States for many years, not only re-emerged, but also caused the first infant death in 12 years. In the UK, the incidence of measles in children is also increasing. A common feature in countries such as the United Kingdom and the United States is that the incidence of measles is inversely proportional to the prevalence of vaccination among children. The more European and American parents refuse to allow their children to be vaccinated, the higher the incidence of measles.
Following the outbreak of the new crown, slogans against the new crown vaccine appeared in protests by Europeans and Americans. False information and conspiracy theories surrounding the new corona vaccine have surfaced on social media, and their spread is stronger and wider than popular scientific information on the new corona vaccine.
Now, deaths after the flu shot have added to questions about the vaccine’s safety.
