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In a regular briefing on the 18th, Jung Eun-kyung, head of the Central Defense Countermeasures Headquarters, said: “We believe that similar cases may continue to occur and that it is necessary to discuss the vaccine targets in consultation with vaccine experts. , etc. I see. ”
“Most of the dead are over 75 years old, have underlying diseases and are considered to have been vaccinated under conditions of poor health or immunity,” Jung said. “How do known adverse reactions such as fever or vomiting affect the underlying disease?” “It may have been crazy or there will be an indirect effect, so I will continue to observe the findings of the Norwegian experts and the pharmaceutical authorities.”
Prime Minister Jeong Sye-gyun also said on the same day: “It has been 40 days since the first COVID-19 vaccination started in the UK, and only minor side effects have been reported so far, but 29 older people with serious illnesses. in Norway they died recently after receiving the vaccine. “It is a case that has a great implication for us that we start vaccination next month. Quarantine authorities should understand the medical information about this case of death as much as possible and reflect it in the vaccination plan. ”
In this regard, infectious disease experts said that “Korea also excludes those who are expected to have more adverse reactions or side effects than benefits after vaccination through preliminary examinations (tests) for very elderly and terminally ill patients. I have to do it, “he advised. Kim Woo-joo, professor of infectious medicine at Korea University Guro Hospital, said: “The ultra-elderly, the mentally debilitated and those expected to die soon must find a way to avoid vaccination with the family consent “. Emphasized. Since infections in nursing hospitals are caused by outsiders rather than residents, it is said that older people do not need vaccinations as a guarantee of “life risk.”
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