“Two serious reactions after vaccination were attributed to vaccines” … First accreditation of health authorities

As of day 23, it was found that one in four people refused to receive the AstraZeneca (AZ) vaccine among all seniors 65 years and older in nursing hospitals and nursing facilities. On the 22nd, the Corona 19 Vaccination Response Advocacy Team (the advocacy team) revealed that 28,8365 people, or 76.9% of the 37,5061 AZ vaccine recipients agreed, and the government has repeatedly emphasized the safety of the AZ vaccine, but it was confirmed that mistrust persists.

The consent rate for vaccination was 75.2% and 78.9% in nursing hospitals and nursing facilities, respectively. Compared to the fact that the consent rate for nursing hospitals, facility workers, and residents under 65 years of age exceeded 90%, the consent rate decreased. This is interpreted as a result of increased anxiety about vaccination due to the recent controversy over the AZ vaccine.

In nursing hospitals, full-time physicians will visit the center on the 23rd after a pre-examination, and the health center vaccination teams will visit the center on the 30th to inoculate the AZ vaccine. Previously, the government withheld vaccinations for people 65 and older, prioritizing vaccinations for entrants, residents, and workers at nursing hospitals and nursing facilities under 65. It was confirmed and decided to vaccinate older people over 65 years old. 65 years old.

Distrust towards the AZ vaccine was also observed in people older than 75 years in the island area as of day 1 of next month.

Elders on some Jeollanam-do islands demanded, “I will get the Pfizer vaccine even if I go ashore,” and said quarantine authorities would respect the option. It was revised to switch to the AZ vaccine instead of the Pfizer vaccine, which is difficult to transport and store, but this is because some island residents insist on receiving the Pfizer vaccine.

Among these, the causality of vaccination in two cases of serious adverse reactions such as anaphylaxis was confirmed for the first time in Korea. Suh Eun-sook, a member of the damage research group (a professor at Soonchunhyang University) said on the same day: “Out of 10 cases of serious and suspected anaphylaxis, one with clinical symptoms corresponding to anaphylaxis within 10 minutes after the vaccination and another with high fever after vaccination and low blood pressure the next day after the seizure. “Causation was recognized by the vaccination department,” he said. “The two cases in which causation was recognized confirmed that all reported symptoms improved. ”

The formation of blood clots, which was suspected of relevance after vaccination with AZ, was announced to be unrelated. Vaccination specialist chairman Choi Eun-hwa (professor at Seoul National University School of Medicine) said: “Blood clot formation, such as renal vein thrombosis or pulmonary embolism, is a common disease. which can be caused by various causes, including COVID-19 infection. “It was reported to be lower than normal.”

However, the vaccination committee assessed that vaccine causality and vaccine causality are necessary for disseminated intravascular coagulation disorder (DIC) and cerebral sinus thrombosis (CVST), which are rare cases. This is because, as a result of the analysis of 20 million cases of vaccination against AstraZeneca in the UK and EU countries, 7 DEC and 18 CVST were reported.

According to the Vaccination Commission, DIC and CVST are diseases that are accompanied by an increase in blood clots and a decrease in platelets, and are very different from general thrombosis. CVST is accompanied by a headache like hitting the head with a hammer.

Meanwhile, President Moon Jae-in, who is about to attend the G7 Summit held in the UK in June, will publicly vaccinate the AstraZeneca vaccine with Ms Kim Jeong-sook on the 23rd.

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