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As of today, the 22nd, the national influenza vaccination project, which was scheduled to begin sequentially, was suspended. This is because some of the vaccines were exposed to room temperature during distribution. The Ministry of Food and Drug Safety (MFDS) will resume vaccination after safety tests.
In a press release on the 21st, the Agency for Disease Control and Prevention announced in a press release on the 21st, “We have found a problem in the influenza procurement contractor distribution process and we plan to temporarily suspend National Influenza Vaccination Business Beginning 22 “. The vaccine, which turned out to have a problem, is the amount for young people ages 13 to 18 who want to receive the free vaccination from the 22nd day.
When the flu vaccine is shipped, it must be kept refrigerated, but some companies are known to have exposed the vaccine to room temperature during the shipping process. The Agency for Disease Control explained that to ensure quality verification, not only the quantity, but also all subjects, including pregnant women, will be temporarily suspended.
The Agency for Disease Control and Prevention immediately stopped supplying related company flu vaccines and decided to supply vaccines that had already been supplied sequentially when quality checked. The Ministry of Food and Drug Safety plans to conduct trial tests on items that are considered to have an impact on quality based on the Korean Disease Services Agency’s test request for the influenza vaccine in question.
Vaccination will resume after safety testing conducted by the Food and Drug Administration. “Since the vaccines for pregnant women, children and adolescents under 18 years of age and those who have already been vaccinated twice, will be suspended from day 22, so as not to confuse the medical institutions and participating subjects and to minimize the inconvenience. “We will,” he said. “So far there have been no cases of adverse reactions in vaccinated patients, but we plan to strengthen monitoring of adverse reactions further.”
Since the 8th of this month, the Agency for Disease Control and Prevention has been providing free vaccinations for children 6 months to 9 years of age who need to receive two flu shots. In the future, free flu shots are available to elementary, middle, and high school students and pregnant women. It was planned, but the related schedule was completely stopped. The disease agency explained that so far there is no problem with the amount supplied to children. The Agency for Disease Control and Prevention will announce details on the suspension of influenza vaccination through an information session at 10 am on the 22nd with the Ministry of Food and Drug Safety.
However, confusion seems inevitable in medical institutions, as the Agency for Disease Control and Prevention announces the start date for vaccination a day earlier and late at night. In addition, as the Agency for Disease Control and Prevention suddenly suspends the influenza vaccination schedule, there are concerns that some disruptions will occur in the plan to block the simultaneous epidemic of the new coronavirus infection (Corona 19) and flu before winter.
Meanwhile, the government has vastly expanded the quantity of flu vaccines to suppress the simultaneous epidemic of Corona 19 and flu this winter. This year, the number of people who received the free flu vaccine rose to 19 million, representing 37% of the total population.
Reporter Geum-ju Cheon [email protected]
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