SEOUL (Reuters) – South Korea on Monday sought to allay concerns over the safety of its seasonal influenza vaccine, urging citizens to avoid straining the health system, which is already reeling from the coronavirus. File photo: South Korea, October 23, 2020 A man receives an influenza vaccine at the Coal …
Read More »
SINGAPORE (Reuters) – The use of two influenza vaccines has been temporarily suspended as a precautionary measure following the deaths of some people received by South Korea in Singapore, the first countries to announce a public ban on vaccine use. South Korea has reported 48 deaths as of Saturday following …
Read More »
SEOUL (Reuters) – The Korea Disease Control and Prevention Agency (KDCA) said on Friday that after reviewing more than two dozen cases raised in public, it would push for a massive flu vaccination program aimed at eliminating complications from the coronavirus. Anxiety. On October 23, 2020, a man was vaccinated …
Read More »
SEOUL (Reuters) – Five people have died in South Korea after a flu shot last week, officials said, adding that the seasonal inoculation program has been stepped up to address potential COVID-19 complications, raising concerns about vaccine safety. File photo: A health worker attaches a notice to suspend influenza vaccination …
Read More »
(Reuters) – Global deaths from COVID-19 have reached 1 million, but experts are still struggling to find a critical metric in epidemics: mortality – the percentage of people who die from a pathogen infection. Here’s a look at the issues to better understand COVID-19 mortality. How is the mortality rate …
Read More »