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All 97 people accumulated reported dying after being vaccinated against influenza (flu) this year.
An influenza (flu) vaccine vaccination clinic at a hospital in central Seoul. Yunhap news
On the 7th, the Korean Centers for Disease Control and Prevention announced that a total of 97 people were reported to have died within days after vaccination before 0 o’clock that day after starting the ‘vaccination against influenza 2020-2021 ‘.
Since it was counted as 94 at 0 o’clock on the 5th, 3 people have been added.
The Agency for Disease Control and Prevention said: “As a result of investigating the cause of death of 97 deaths, 96 were not associated with vaccination.” The other is in epidemiological research.
The age range of the deceased was 81 people aged 70 and over, which represents 83.5%, and 8 people aged 60 and under 60 each.
The time to report the death was concentrated in the third week of October (10,19-25), when the national project to support vaccination for the elderly aged 70 years and over began.
The fatalities were 7 regions, including Gyeonggi (14), Seoul (13), Gyeongnam (11), Jeonbuk (10), Daegu (9), Jeonnam (8) and Gyeongbuk (8). It accounted for 75.3% (73 people).
The time to death after influenza vaccination was more than 48 hours in 60 patients (61.9%) and less than 24 hours in 17 patients (17.5%).
To date, the number of people who completed vaccination through the national free vaccination program is 12,386,000 and the vaccination rate is around 63.2%.
The total number of reported cases of adverse reactions such as fever and local reactions after receiving the vaccine was 1,831, including deaths, but no association with vaccination was confirmed.
Regarding death cases, the Korean Institute for Disease Control and Prevention explained: “As a result of reviewing epidemiological investigations, basic investigations and autopsy results of 96 of the 97 deaths to date , findings of adverse reactions to vaccines were not presumed in all cases. ”
The Agency for Disease Control and Prevention also said that “(Deaders) worsening of the underlying disease, other obvious causes and other causes were found that resulted in clinical death.” “Causation between death and vaccination was not recognized. We decided it was not a situation to consider business interruption.
Reporter Shin Hyeyeon [email protected]
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