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However, authorities said they did not find a direct link between deaths and vaccination doses, and sought to reassure their citizens about the safety of the vaccine against influenza, the disease that causes at least 3,000 deaths annually in South Korea. .
Health Minister Pak Nyung-ho said during a press conference: "The benefits of vaccination are much greater than its side effects, as agreed by experts from the World Health Organization (WHO) and local and foreign experts".
Seoul urged its citizens to get vaccinated against influenza in the free government campaign and to reduce the chances of an outbreak that coincides with the battle against the Corona virus.
About 1,500 older people died last year within 7 days of receiving the flu vaccine, but the government said these deaths had nothing to do with the vaccines.
On the other hand, Singapore has temporarily stopped the use of two influenza vaccines as a precaution, following the death of dozens of those who received them in South Korea, becoming one of the first countries to publicly announce the suspension of the use of vaccines.
The Singapore Ministry of Health and Health Sciences Authority said in a statement Sunday that: "Deaths related to influenza vaccination have not yet been reported in the country, but the decision to stop using the two vaccines was a precaution.
The statement continued to the Health Sciences Authority. "Contact South Korean authorities for more information, as they are investigating to determine whether the deaths are related to flu vaccines.".
And Singapore’s confirmed health authorities said two other flu vaccines may continue to be used.
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With winter approaching, governments are urging their citizens to get vaccinated against the influenza virus, whose symptoms are similar to those of Corona, to reduce the incidence of the common disease that increases its spread this season.
But in South Korea, public concern about the safety of flu vaccines has increased after at least 48 people died in October after receiving vaccines.
Approximately 5 million doses were disposed of during the month of September, after being left at room temperature, while they should have been placed in portable refrigerators.
However, authorities said they found no direct link between deaths and vaccination doses, and sought to reassure their citizens about the safety of the vaccine against influenza, the disease that causes at least 3,000 deaths a year in Korea. South.
“The benefits of vaccination are much greater than its side effects,” Health Minister Pak Nyung-ho said during a press conference, and this was agreed by WHO experts and local and foreign experts.
Seoul urged its citizens to get vaccinated against influenza in the free government campaign and to reduce the chances of an outbreak that coincides with the battle against the Corona virus.
About 1,500 older people died last year within 7 days of receiving the flu vaccine, but the government said these deaths had nothing to do with the vaccines.
On the other hand, Singapore has temporarily stopped the use of two influenza vaccines as a precaution, following the death of dozens of those who received them in South Korea, becoming one of the first countries to publicly announce the suspension of the use of vaccines.
Singapore’s Ministry of Health and Health Sciences Authority said in a statement on Sunday that “so far no deaths related to influenza vaccination have been reported in the country, but the decision to stop using both vaccinations was a precaution. “
The statement added that the Health Sciences Authority “is in contact with the South Korean authorities for more information as they are investigating to determine if the deaths are related to influenza vaccines.”
And Singapore’s confirmed health authorities said two other flu vaccines may continue to be used.
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