Controversy about’safety’ in death after vaccination… “Avoid excessive anxiety”

A new coronavirus infection (Corona 19) vaccination has been vaccinated for the first week on the 4th day, and two cases of death after vaccination were reported the day before, leading to controversy over the safety of the vaccine.

In particular, some are concerned that the confusion that occurred during the last year’s influenza (flu) vaccination process may be repeated.

Until now, no causality has been recognized among the deaths received related to the flu vaccine. It is likely to be amplified.

If so, the government’s goal of forming’November collective immunity’ will inevitably be disrupted.

◇ Investigation of the relationship between death and vaccination of patients in nursing hospitals in Goyang and Pyeongtaek… Among the preceding flu vaccine death cases, ‘0 cases’ recognized as causality

According to the Korea Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, one case of death after vaccination was reported in Goyang and Pyeongtaek, Gyeonggi-do the previous day.

Specifically, A in her 50s who was vaccinated with AstraZeneca (AZ) vaccine at a nursing hospital in Ilsandong-gu, Goyang on the morning of the 2nd, suffered a heart attack and shortness of breath and received first aid. .

In addition, at a nursing hospital in Pyeongtaek, Mr. B in his 60s, who received the AstraZeneca vaccine on the 27th of last month, showed abnormal reactions such as high fever and systemic pain from the afternoon after vaccination, eventually showing symptoms such as sepsis and pneumonia, and died the morning of the previous day.

In this regard, the Korea Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (KCDC) Commissioner Jeong Eun-kyung said at a briefing on the previous day that he plans to investigate the relationship between vaccination and death through the local government and the Agency’s vaccination damage investigation team.

According to the judgment that this issue could lead to distrust of the vaccine itself, he even held an unscheduled briefing, explaining the death process and plans for future investigation in detail.

Earlier, in a situation where vaccination was stopped due to a’room temperature exposure’ accident during the distribution of the flu vaccine in September of last year, unfortunately, a series of deaths after vaccination caused controversy on safety.

There were no cases where the causality between death and flu vaccination was recognized, but at the time, the anxiety had spread out of control.

Since the influenza vaccination program for the 2020-2021 season last year, a total of 281 cases of adverse reactions were received up to the 1st, and 110 cases of death were reported, but not one case was finally found to have resulted in death due to flu vaccination. No, the disease agency said.

In addition, looking at the mortality rate of the elderly aged 65 or older who are the main targets for vaccination from 2015 to 2020, an average of 594 people (530 to 650 people) died per day during the vaccination period, but the mortality rate of the elderly who did not receive vaccination during the same period was rather 6.2 to 8.5 times. It was counted as high.

Nevertheless, there was an unnecessary’vaccination fear’ surrounding the vaccination, and some people even refused to take the vaccination.

◇ “Unsurprisingly, anxiety over a short-lived vaccine… the vaccine is the only way to end the Corona 19 situation”

The authorities urged them not to feel excessive anxiety, citing major overseas cases where vaccination has already been carried out in large part.

Commissioner Chung said, “There have been many reports of deaths from underlying diseases or other causes after vaccination in countries around the world, but as a result of the investigation, there have been no confirmed cases of death from Pfizer or AstraZeneca vaccines that are currently being used.” I hope you don’t have to avoid the vaccination.”

According to the Agency for Disease Control and Prevention, 402 deaths have been reported in the UK after vaccination with Pfizer and AstraZeneca, and 113 deaths have been reported in Germany, but none of these deaths have been confirmed to date.

Experts also said that the number of reports of adverse reactions after vaccination is expected to increase, but the vaccine is the only way to end the COVID-19 outbreak.

Daewoo Seol, a professor at Chung-Ang University College of Pharmacy said, “Because of anxiety, there may be more reports of adverse reactions. Adverse reactions can also be reported as side effects,” he said.

Professor Seol said, “It is not a vaccine that has been inoculated for a long time, and if a death case occurs in a situation where the person cannot choose a vaccine, the person subject to the vaccination will be scared.” It is important not to be disturbed while watching,” he stressed.

He emphasized the role of the health authorities in particular, saying, “Before the results of a detailed epidemiological investigation, the patient’s age, health conditions such as hospitalization in a nursing hospital, the presence of underlying diseases, and symptoms that were seen just before death must be transparently disclosed and allow the expert group to evaluate them. I do,” he advised.

Jeong Jae-hoon, a professor of preventive medicine at Gachon University, said, “It has been proven in foreign cases that the (Corona 19) vaccine is safe and effective.” There was no” he said.

Prof. Jeong added, “It is a national damage in the end to spend a lot of time on death cases that have no causal relationship with the vaccine,” he added. “I have to think that getting the vaccine quickly is the only way to look at the end of Corona 19.”

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