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It was estimated that about 1,500 people 65 years of age and older died within a week after receiving the vaccine during last year’s flu vaccination.
Even though they died for different reasons regardless of the flu vaccination, it means that the number of cases that may appear to be related to vaccination in terms of time and future relationships is that scale.
In a regular briefing on the 24th, the director of the Korea Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (KCDC), Jung Eun-kyung, said: “There are statistics on immunizations and deaths, regardless of the causality of the vaccines.” .
Based on this data, the Agency for Disease Control and Prevention plans to examine whether the number of older people who died after vaccination this year has increased from previous years. This year, the vaccination period is not over yet, so the data from last year was referenced first, the Korean Disease Administration said.
According to the Agency for Disease Control and Prevention, 11.3 out of 100,000 people aged 65 to 74 in the United States died after vaccination in 2013. Those over 75 had a higher death rate of 23 , 2 per 100,000.
So far, Korea has not released those data separately, but this time, the Agency for Disease Control and Prevention has compiled and calculated data from Statistics Korea.
The background for such deaths by the Agency for Disease Control and Prevention is that it seems difficult to conclude that recent flu shots followed by deaths of the elderly were attributed to the vaccine.
Each year, the cases of death of older people due to old age and underlying diseases will likely occur naturally on a certain scale. If this is ignored, the anxiety about the flu shot can become excessive.
As the number of people dying after receiving the flu vaccine rises to 48 as of today, there is concern among the public that ‘I don’t know if I should get vaccinated’ and ‘I am reluctant to take a hit.’
However, as a result of a comprehensive review of the autopsy results and epidemiological investigation of 26 deaths by experts, the Agency for Disease Control and Prevention said the causation of vaccination and death was determined to be highly low.
Consequently, the vaccination business will continue uninterrupted, but cases of adverse reactions after vaccination will be investigated immediately and the results will be disclosed.
“In Korea, about 3,000 people die each year from the flu and its complications. The flu is also an infectious disease that is as serious as the new coronavirus infection (Corona 19),” Chung said, “I ask you to get vaccinated. “. .
In particular, this year we must also beware of the dangers of the simultaneous Corona 19 pandemic and the flu.
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However, Chung said, “instead of rushing vaccination, you need to provide safe vaccines,” he said.
“Waiting outside for a long time or in cold weather can affect cardiovascular and cerebrovascular disease.” “Please get vaccinated.”
According to the Agency for Disease Control and Prevention, the number of older adults who received free vaccinations for two days from the 19 when they began vaccinations to the elderly 70 years and older until 0:00 on 21 was 2 , 86,107, which represents 28.1% of the total of subjects.
Commissioner Jeong explained, “About 1 million people were vaccinated earlier than last year,” he said. “There is concern that the vaccine is missing, so I think they have had a lot of vaccines from the beginning.”
The number of older adults who completed the free vaccination at 0 am on the 23rd was 3,911,000 567, which represents 36.7% of the total vaccination targets. If 32,292 people who received the vaccine for a fee were added, 39.8% of the elderly who were vaccinated had completed the flu vaccination.
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