As of yesterday (the 7th), more than 316,000 people had been vaccinated, and 11 cases were reported to have died after being vaccinated. Health authorities have been investigating, and for the first time, it has been tentatively concluded that there is no causal relationship between the cause of death and vaccination for 8 people.
For more details, reporter Park Soo-jin reports.
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A total of 8 deaths were investigated by the Korea Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Vaccine Investigation Team, consisting of 8 private medical experts.
All of the deaths reported until the last 6th were patients in nursing hospitals.
The damage investigation team concluded that all eight of them were not related to the vaccine, for three reasons.
First, it was revealed that on the same day as the deceased, there were no serious adverse reactions to other vaccinators who received the same vaccine.
[김중곤/질병관리청 예방접종피해조사반장 : 아무런 동반 사례가 없었기 때문에, 백신 자체의 문제라든가 또는 백신 접종과정에서의 문제는 없었다고 판단을 하였습니다.]
All eight of the deceased had symptoms such as fever and shortness of breath after vaccination, but the most serious side effect, acute severe allergy, or anaphylaxis, was also the basis for the judgment.
Instead, it was investigated that all eight of them had underlying diseases that had suffered for a long time, such as heart failure and cerebral hemorrhage.
[김중곤/질병관리청 예방접종피해조사반장 : 대부분의 환자들은 뇌혈관계 질환이나 심혈관계 질환 등을 기저 질환으로 갖고 있어서 기저질환의 악화에 의한 사망으로 판단했습니다.]
In some cases, patients with cerebral hemorrhage died from symptoms of acute hepatitis, but they said there was little connection with the vaccine.
[조용균 가천의대 감염내과 교수/피해조사반 위원 : 환자의 병이 초기에 확인되지 않은 상태에서 담도염에 의한 급성 패혈증으로 사망한 것으로 추정이 가능한 환자입니다.]
Autopsy is in progress for 4 out of 8 deaths, and the damage investigation team plans to announce the final conclusion when the autopsy results are available.
So far, the number of people who have been vaccinated in Korea is 316,865, which is 40% of those who receive the first priority vaccination.
The number of reports of adverse reactions was 3,915, and the quarantine authorities said that more than 98% were mild, such as headache or fever.
(Video coverage: Kim Min-cheol, Video editing: Kim Ho-jin, CG: Lee Ah-reum)
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