[사회][현장영상] “New 12 cases of anaphylaxis suspicious report…investigation in progress”

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Over 580,000 people were vaccinated against Corona 19 in Korea.

Senior citizens aged 65 years or older in nursing homes and nursing facilities will also be vaccinated this month.

Vaccination will begin next month for the general public, and it will be administered in order from the elderly who are 65 years of age or older and whose age range is higher.

The COVID-19 vaccination promotion team will soon hold a briefing and mention the current status of vaccination.

I will connect to the field.

[배경택 / 코로나19 예방접종대응추진단 상황총괄반장]

We will tell you the current status of the corona infection in Korea on March 13.

As of 00:00 on March 13, there were 474 new confirmed cases in Korea, 16 cases from overseas, and the total cumulative number of confirmed cases was 95,176.

The total number of inspections was 66,894, of which 32,776 were performed at the temporary screening inspection center in the metropolitan area, and 68 confirmed cases were found.

Newly 882 people have been decontained, and 6884 are currently being quarantined.

The number of severely ill patients is 126, a decrease of 1 from yesterday, and five people died yesterday.

I wish the deceased people’s condolences and offer a word of deep comfort to the bereaved family.

For the individual cases of Corona 19 that occurred yesterday, we will replace it with today’s press release.

Next, we will explain the corona 19 vaccination related matters.

As of 0 o’clock on March 13th, 35,684 new people were vaccinated, and the cumulative total number of first vaccinated people was 58,3658, and the vaccination rate was 73.7%.

By vaccination institution and target, nursing hospitals have a vaccination rate of 176,760 people, inoculation rate is 86.6%, and nursing facilities have a vaccination rate of 83,727 people (77.1%), and first responders are inoculated by 44,152 people, with a vaccination rate of 54.6%, and hospital level medical institutions or higher. The inoculation rate is 74.2% with 260,666 people inoculated, and the hospital for the treatment of patients with Corona 19 has an inoculation rate of 43.7% with 25,359 people inoculated.

After vaccination, a total of 8322 cases, including 674 new cases, were reported as suspected of adverse reactions.

Of these, 8227 cases were common cases of muscle pain, headache, and fever after vaccination, and 73 cases of anaphylaxis including 12 new cases and 7 cases including two new cases were severely suspected cases, and no new cases were yesterday. Cases of death have been reported and investigations are ongoing, and the results will be transparently disclosed as soon as they become available.

Let me tell you a few things about the progress of vaccinations that the people are interested in.

First, regarding the vaccination status, about 580,000 people have received vaccinations over the past two weeks since the first vaccination was started on February 26th.

This is a situation where 73.7% of the primary vaccination targets were completed. On weekdays, excluding weekends, about 57,000 people received the vaccination on average per day.

I would like to thank you very much for the smooth vaccination, especially thanks to the medical staff who did their best in the transportation, storage, and safe vaccination of the vaccine.

And above all, I would like to express my gratitude to the medical staff and workers of nursing hospitals and nursing facilities who actively participated in vaccinations for patients who need to take care of their own health and the elderly in the facility.

According to the reviews of vaccinations from those who received the vaccination recently, some say that the symptoms that appear after vaccination were particularly difficult because many symptoms such as muscle pain and fever appeared in young people with active immune responses.

Fortunately, these symptoms are known to disappear 2-3 days after vaccination, but if you have any uncomfortable symptoms after vaccination, it would be appropriate to take antipyretic analgesics that do not have anti-inflammatory effects such as Tylenol.

Also, after vaccination, we ask that the institution take care so that appropriate rest and symptom management can be taken.

Regarding the reporting of adverse reactions and investigation of damage, 8 out of 15 deaths reported after vaccination were reviewed by the provincial rapid response team and the experts’ evaluation of the damage investigation team last week. I once reported on Monday that the provisional conclusion was concluded that the causality between death and death was difficult to be admitted.

Regarding the remaining 7 cases, the second meeting of the vaccination damage investigation group was held yesterday, and the review results will be summarized and explained transparently at a briefing on Monday, March 15.

Let me tell you about the recent trend of AstraZeneca vaccination suspension occurring in some countries in Europe.

Fortunately, in Korea, no vaccine with a serial number reported from Europe has been imported, and among the 580,000 people who have been vaccinated to date, there have been no cases of similar adverse reactions such as thromboembolism after vaccination.

Our vaccination promotion team will closely monitor the situation of adverse reactions abroad, compare them with the status of reports of adverse reactions in Korea, and promptly take measures if there are similar cases or signs of abnormalities.

However, some countries in Europe have made a decision to stop vaccination for the AstraZeneca vaccine or the vaccine with the corresponding serial number for a while, but the European Medicines Agency said that the cause of death and the causality of the vaccine were not recognized in this case. It was announced on March 10th,

The World Health Organization also revealed the results of the WHO International Vaccine Safety Advisory Committee review through a secretary-general briefing yesterday, explaining that a causal relationship between vaccine and blood clots is not established and that there is no reason to discontinue the use of AstraZeneca vaccine.

In addition, the World Health Organization explained that more than about 33.5 million vaccinations have been conducted worldwide, but no deaths from the vaccine have been found. On the other hand, more than 2.6 million people died due to corona infection. .

Through this, I will emphasize once again that the importance of vaccination has been recognized by the international community.

The Korean government will make every effort to prepare vaccinations together with local governments and the medical community so that safe vaccination can be carried out systematically and quickly in accordance with the vaccination sequence.

In addition, in preparation for the operation of local vaccination centers of local governments, which will be expanded sequentially, we plan to conduct simulation training in preparation for unexpected situations such as operating system inspection and adverse reactions.

In the future, we will check the overall vaccination work from preliminary preparation to monitoring of adverse reactions immediately after vaccination and disclose related details.

It is up to the individual to decide whether or not to get the vaccine.

However, I would like to remind you once again that vaccination is the most reliable means to protect my health, to protect the health of high-risk groups and unvaccinated neighbors and society, and to speed up our daily recovery.

When the vaccination order comes, I ask you to receive vaccination on a good day.

The quarantine authorities will meticulously manage the corona 19 vaccinations in the future so that vaccinations can continue smoothly and transparently communicate the interests of the people.

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