AstraZeneca vaccine delayed vaccination for the elderly… Prime Minister 丁 “There is no problem with safety”

Input 2021.02.19 14:12

“Dissemination of false and manipulating information related to vaccine openly…Strong response”

Prime Minister Jeong Sye-gyun said on the 19th that the government delayed vaccination of AstraZeneca to citizens over the age of 65, “I reiterate, but there is no problem with the safety of the AstraZeneca vaccine.”

Prime Minister Chung said at the Corona 19 vaccine and treatment situation check meeting held at the Seoul government office on the same day, “I know there are voices of concern about the safety of the vaccine as a result of the recent decision to withhold AstraZeneca vaccination for the elderly.”

Prime Minister Chung said, “The vaccine was approved in more than 50 countries, and the World Health Organization (WHO) also approved it for emergency use a few days ago. No serious side effects have been reported in countries where the vaccination started.” “However, the number of participants over 65 years of age in the clinical trial was insufficient, so it was not enough to reliably judge the effectiveness,” he explained. “Additional clinical trials for supplementation are in progress.”

Earlier, the government decided not to inoculate the AstraZeneca vaccine to the elderly over the age of 65 until additional data are available on the 15th. Prime Minister Jung said, “As soon as the results are available, we will make a conclusion to the elderly through expert verification and make it public to the public in a transparent manner.”

Corona vaccination in Korea will start on the 26th, and the company that produced it is AstraZeneca. Prime Minister Jeong said, “Ahead of the vaccination, false and manipulating information about the corona vaccine has been publicly circulated in some parts of the society.”