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As of today (9th) 0 o’clock, the number of new corona19 confirmed patients in Korea again surpassed 400. By 9 o’clock last night, 405 people were newly confirmed. Compared to the same time zone the day before, there are 90 people. Meanwhile, the quarantine authorities analyzed the cause of death for 8 out of 11 people who died after being vaccinated so far, and concluded that the vaccine did not kill them.
This is Choi Jong-hyuk.
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A woman in her 60s who was hospitalized in a mental hospital in Daegu died.
It’s been three days since I got the AstraZeneca vaccine.
I was suffering from schizophrenia and high blood pressure.
On the 6th, a patient in her 50s who received AstraZeneca vaccine died at a nursing hospital in Pohang, Gyeongsangbuk-do.
I had underlying diseases such as cerebral hemorrhage.
So far, 11 people have died after getting vaccinated.
The quarantine authorities reviewed eight of them first.
[김중곤/예방접종추진단 예방접종피해조사반장 : 예방접종 후 이상반응과 사망의 관련성이 인정되기 어려운 것으로 잠정적으로 결정을 내렸습니다.]
They focused on underlying diseases rather than vaccines.
[김중곤/예방접종추진단 예방접종피해조사반장 : 뇌혈관계 질환이나 심혈관계 질환 등을 기저질환으로 갖고 있어서 기저질환의 악화에 의한 사망으로 판단을 하였습니다.]
It was judged that there was little possibility that there was an abnormality in the vaccine itself or in the vaccination process.
This is because no severe reactions occurred to other people who received the same serial number vaccine on the same day as the people who died.
Among these, the quarantine authorities have decided to vaccinate people over the age of 65 with the AstraZeneca vaccine.
After confirming the clinical information at the end of this month, the decision was made, but experts commented that it was okay to get the vaccination.
[정재훈/가천대 의대 예방의학과 교수 : 영국에서 수백만 명 단위의 대규모 데이터가 나오면서 논란이 일단락된 상태입니다. 외국 정부 같은 경우에는 65세 이상에 대해서도 사용을 적극 고려하고 있습니다.]
Foreign governments are actively considering using it even for people over 65 years of age.
However, Austria’s judgment is different.
When the death came out, no association with the vaccine was found, but the vaccination was temporarily stopped as a precautionary measure.
Our quarantine authorities said that until now, it is not a matter of stopping vaccination.
(Video Design: Yoo Jeong-bae / Video Graphics: Kim Ji-hye)