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Korea Disease Administration, Results of First Investigation of New Drug Vaccine
Eun-kyung Jung “I couldn’t guide each and every medical institution”
Jeonju self-study 179 people … It seems that more than 224 people have been vaccinated nationwide.
On the afternoon of the 25th, citizens queue up for flu shots at the Gyeonggi Branch of the Korea Health Care Association, Jangan-gu, Suwon-si, Gyeonggi-do. Starting this afternoon, the government resumed free flu vaccination for infants, children, and pregnant women under 12 years of age. News 1
There was an accident that the free influenza (flu) vaccine for free vaccination was exposed at room temperature, and the government urgently stopped the free vaccination from the 22nd day. At least 105 people have been identified with the vaccine in question. Government guidelines for stopping vaccines were not delivered to medical institutions in unison, and some hospitals administered a combination of vaccines for free and paid vaccines, and some vaccines suspected of being exposed to room temperature were administered. Due to the mismanagement of Shinsung Pharmaceutical, which was selected as the first national vaccine distribution company, the vaccination schedule for the 5 million dose influenza vaccine (one dose is one dose) was delayed by at least two weeks , and health authorities and hospitals have also added negligence. will be.
Vaccines in hospitals that have not been given “suspension of use”
The head of the Korea Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (KCDC) held a briefing on the 25th and said: “It was confirmed that 105 people were vaccinated with the government-bought vaccine (which decided to temporarily stop using it ) “. Shinsung Pharm, which signed a vaccine procurement contract with the government, provided 5 million doses in advance to medical institutions across the country before free vaccinations for adolescents ages 13 to 18 and pregnant women from the 22nd, to despite the government’s announcement to discontinue its use. He said they gave him this vaccine. The government announced this policy by announcing that “national vaccination will be temporarily suspended” at around 11 pm on the 21st, the day before vaccination begins.
Commissioner Jeong explained, “(The vaccination cessation) was delivered through the medical system, the government’s vaccination registration system, and an official letter after 10 pm on the 21st.” However, this notice was not sent to the 20,000 hospitals and public health centers nationwide that provide vaccines. Commissioner Chung admitted the negligence of the government, saying, “It is difficult to judge the problem as a medical institution because it was caused by not being able to provide information to all medical institutions urgently.”
According to the Agency for Disease Control and Prevention, 63 of 105 people received the vaccine before the 22nd, 34 on the 22nd after the announcement of suspension of use, and 8 on the 23rd. All vaccinated people were 13 years of age or older and were vaccinated in the Jeonnam region of Seoul, Busan, Jeonbuk. However, more vaccines are likely to be stopped. On this day, the Jeonju Public Health Center announced that 179 citizens received the discontinued vaccine. This is more than 105 people across the country announced by the Korean Disease Administration. Regarding this, Commissioner Chung explained, “We have released the statistics that we identified as of the 23rd, and since Jeonju continues to investigate the hospital, the number of (vaccinated people) may continue to fluctuate.” Of the 105 people counted by the Korea Disease Service and 179 people in Jeonju, 60 people who received the vaccine at a hospital in Jeonju were included in both figures.
During the investigation, the hospital’s vaccine mismanagement was also revealed. Hospitals tasked with vaccination duties by local governments have to separate and administer state-purchased vaccines and hospital-purchased vaccines, but one hospital kept the mixed amount. In this hospital alone, 594 people were vaccinated against the flu, of which 60 received the discontinued vaccine. Commissioner Jeong said, “The hospital notified the termination of the contract (vaccination) because it did not comply with the regulations for handling vaccines.”
“There is no need to be too anxious”
The Agency’s position is that there is no need to worry too much about receiving the discontinued vaccine. Chung said, “Since all vaccines are already filled with single-use syringes and supplied in a sealed state, the possibility of contamination is very low” and “No related side effects have yet been reported.” Experts also predict that the quality of the vaccine is unlikely to have changed, considering the environment, time, and sealing conditions exposed to room temperature.
The Ministry of Food and Pharmaceutical Safety is in the process of evaluating the safety of the vaccines in question, taking into account conditions that deviate from control standards, such as the longest transit time to reach a medical institution from a wholesaler pharmaceutical and temperature during transportation. We are also checking the exact amount and time of the vaccine that Shinsung Pharm has exposed at room temperature. In the stability evaluation performed by the manufacturer of the influenza vaccine, it was confirmed that the products maintain their quality for a minimum of 14 days up to a maximum of 6 months at 25 degrees of normal video. Commissioner Jeong said, “I hope you don’t feel too anxious.”
Resumption of free immunizations for infants and children under 12 and pregnant women
Meanwhile, the government resumed free flu vaccination for infants, infants, children under 12 years of age, and pregnant women beginning the afternoon of the 25th. It is also possible to inoculate infants and young children who need to be vaccinated twice every 4 weeks. The vaccines that fit are those purchased individually by medical institutions, not supplied by the government, and are the same as paid vaccines. Fold
Children under 12 years of age and pregnant women who are species eligible and pregnant women make reservations for hospitals and clinics in advance through the administered ‘Vaccination Helper’ website (https://nip.cdc.go.kr) by Korea National Agency for Disease Services or Immunization Assistant Smartphone App. You can get the vaccine later. From the 29th, you can also check the medical institutions that operate during the Chuseok holidays.
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