There have been 11 cases of death in Korea after being vaccinated against Corona 19. The causal relationship between vaccination and death was investigated by health authorities, and it was tentatively concluded that there was no causality for eight of them.
Reporter Park Soo-jin on the report.
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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 had underlying diseases that had suffered for a long time, such as heart failure and brain hemorrhage.
[김중곤/질병관리청 예방접종피해조사반장 : 대부분의 환자들은 뇌혈관계 질환이나 심혈관계 질환 등을 기저질환으로 갖고 있어서 기저질환의 악화에 의한 사망으로 (판단했습니다.)]
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.