[국제]US CDC “Severe side effects are rare after vaccination”

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When the CDC of the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention analyzed cases of vaccinating COVID-19 in the U.S. for a month, serious side effects were found to be rare.

President Biden has repeatedly stressed that the vaccine is safe.

Reporter Chae Moon-seok on the press

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The CDC of the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has released the results of a month-long monitor since December 14, last year when vaccinations first began.

Of the 12.79 million vaccinations during this period, only 6,900 reported side effects.

It is only 0.4% of the total.

Among those who experienced side effects, 9.2% of those who felt seriously did not take it seriously.

The most frequent side effects were headache (22.4%), followed by fatigue and dizziness (16.5%).

78% of those who complained of side effects were women.

Despite this situation, it was investigated that concerns about vaccines still remain.

In an AP survey released on the 9th, 32% of Americans said they would not be vaccinated.

U.S. President Joe Biden has visited a vaccine manufacturing plant to speed up vaccination to dispel skepticism.

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President Biden believes that by the end of this year it will be close to the top, but said the situation of the mutant virus is unpredictable, making it difficult to pinpoint exactly when the corona will end.

In the meantime, there was an incident in Florida in which two women who tried to enter the inoculation center and disguised as an old man to get the vaccine quickly were caught by the police.

Their age was 34 and 44.

This is Moonseok Chae, YTN.

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