Kim Gyeong-yeol, an incumbent doctor, said he suffered adverse reactions such as high fever and chills after receiving the AstraZeneca (AZ) vaccine. ‘Busan Doctor Wonjang Kim’ YouTube capture
“After getting the vaccine, the immune response was stronger than expected.”
Kim Kyung-ryul, 41, an incumbent doctor who runs the YouTube channel’Busan Doctor Kim Won-jang’, said in a telephone interview with JoongAng Ilbo on the 11th about the reason why he released the review of AstraZeneca (AZ) vaccination. The vaccine side effect video posted by Kim, who has more than 180,000 subscribers on YouTube on the 6th, became a hot topic on the Internet.
“I felt an immune response that I had never experienced before, completely different from when I got the flu vaccine,” he said. He said, “The number of people who are vaccinated against the novel coronavirus infection (Corona 19) is increasing, and if they encounter an abnormal reaction, the general public can be much more embarrassed than the medical staff, so we made a video to share information.”
Kim is currently working as a specialist in rehabilitation medicine at a nursing hospital in Daegu. The vaccine was given on the 4th, as the vaccination targets included workers in nursing hospitals and facilities and patients. However, 10 hours after vaccination, Kim explained that the fever had risen by more than 38 degrees and flu-like symptoms such as chills and sore throat appeared. He said, “I woke up from a chill at around 1 am,” and said, “The highest body temperature was 38.7 degrees, and after about 3 hours after eating two tablets of 500 mg of Tylenol, the fever fell.”
This symptom was not only experienced by Mr. Kim in the hospital. In particular, it was said that the younger the age group, the more severe it was. He said, “As a result of asking about 30 employees, 70% experienced abnormal reactions, and 60% of them were severely ill like me,” he said. “Two of them went to the emergency room.” He added, “between the early 20s and the early 40s complained of severe symptoms, and those in their 50s and older often passed without any reaction.” “As the AZ vaccine is based on an adenovirus vector, the older people are exposed to this virus. I think it’s because I have a lot of experience.”
Incumbent doctor Kim Gyeong-ryul, who runs the YouTube channel’Busan Doctor Kim Won-jang’. YouTube capture
“Even so, it is true that the AZ vaccine is effective in forming population immunity,” Kim said. “I think healthy people should get the vaccine.” He added, “I am worried that patients with underlying diseases will be able to tolerate the degree of adverse reactions they have experienced personally.”
Kim mentioned that as the number of vaccination targets expands, it seems necessary to prepare for adverse reactions. On this day, the government announced that it would inoculate the AZ vaccine to people over the age of 65. Mr. Kim said, “It is recommended that vaccinations prepare antipyretics, etc.”. “At the level of the government or medical institution, when a patient visits the hospital, it has a system that quickly checks whether the cause of the fever is due to vaccination or infection with Corona 19. “I think we should keep in mind that this can become scarce.”
As more and more people complain of high fever or muscle pain after vaccination, like Mr. Kim, there are claims in the medical community that the vaccination person should be given a day or two on vacation. Accordingly, the government is working with relevant ministries to discuss ways to give corona 19 vaccination leave a vacation. Tae-ho Yoon, head of the Central Accident Control Headquarters (heavy water version), said at a back briefing on the day that “the Ministry of Employment and Labor and the Ministry of Employment and Labor will begin related discussions.” Suggested situation,” he said.
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