[현장연결] Disease Administration “30 cases of infection after vaccination…13 confirmed within 7 days after vaccination”
The COVID-19 vaccination response promotion team briefs the current status and progress of vaccination.
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[배경택 / 코로나19 예방접종대응추진단 상황총괄반장]
35,991 tests were conducted at the temporary screening inspection center in the metropolitan area, and 452 confirmed cases were found.
The number of people with severe gastric disorders is 102, down 1 from yesterday, and three died yesterday. I wish the deceased people’s blessings and wishes to the bereaved families with a word of deep consolation.
Individual cases of Corona 19 that occurred yesterday will be classified as a press reference for today.
Regarding the recent epidemiological situation, since the Lunar New Year holidays, a large number of confirmed cases, including workers, have been continuously occurring in industrial sites in a 3-mild environment.
The causes of collective outbreaks in industrial workplaces are weak working conditions and communal living. Infection and nationality are not particularly related, and confirmed foreign workers have become infected while living in Korea.
Corona 19 quarantine measures, such as preemptive testing, are determined according to the vulnerability of infection and epidemiological risk factors, regardless of nationality, and these principles will remain the same in the future.
Preemptive testing is an important means to curb the current tertiary outbreak and lower the risk of infection in our society as a whole.
In this process, quarantine activities should be carried out without any discriminatory factors such as foreigners or specific groups, and the quarantine authorities and local governments will discuss to ensure that there are no inconveniences or disadvantages caused by inspections.
Next, I will tell you about the corona 19 vaccination.
As of 0 o’clock on March 20, 15,132 people were newly vaccinated, and the cumulative total of the first vaccinators was 84.4% of the target, or 675,426 people completed the vaccination.
By vaccination institution and target audience, nursing hospitals have an inoculation rate of 87.8% or 17,873 people, nursing facilities have an inoculation rate of 89.0%, 95,989 people, primary responders have an inoculation rate of 72.6%, 54,598 people, and hospital-level medical institutions or higher. In the case of, 290,162 people, 82.2% of the target, received the vaccination.
At the hospital that treats COVID-19 patients, 56,574 people were vaccinated with a vaccination rate of 92.8%.
After vaccination, 150 cases were reported as being suspected of adverse reactions, resulting in a total of 9,757 cases.
Of these, 9,641 cases were common cases of muscle pain, headache, fever, etc. after vaccination, 89 cases of anaphylaxis were reported, 11 cases of serious suspicion, and 16 cases of death were reported, and the investigation is ongoing.
We will be transparently disclosed as soon as the results are available.
After vaccination on February 26th, as of today’s 0 o’clock, a total of 30 cases were infected after vaccination.
Of these, 27 received the AstraZeneca vaccine and 3 received the Pfizer vaccine.
Those who are confirmed within 7 days after vaccination are 13 minutes, and those who are confirmed within 8 to 14 days are 17 minutes.
It is presumed that the confirmed patients were infected before vaccination or immediately after vaccination, before immunity was generated. In the future, we will monitor the outbreak over time after vaccination and evaluate the effectiveness of vaccination.
The second vaccination is scheduled to be in progress at the Central Vaccination Center starting today for workers in the hospital treating COVID-19 patients.
This second vaccination is from today to April 2 at the Central Vaccination Center, March 24 to March 30 at the Jungbu area, Honam area, Yeongnam area and Daegu center, and from March 29 at other in-house vaccination medical institutions. The second vaccination is scheduled to be administered by April 10th.
Since last week, we have prepared a corona19 vaccination procedure when leaving the country for essential activities, and are receiving vaccination applications for those departing for essential activities.
In this regard, priority is underway for soldiers preparing to dispatch overseas troops through UN peacekeeping activities.
Applications for other general businessmen and overseas business travelers are being accepted from March 17th, and vaccinations will be conducted through the approval process of the Korea Centers for Disease Control and Prevention after examination by the relevant ministries.
Next, I will tell you about the recent trends in AstraZeneca vaccination in some countries in Europe.
On March 18, the European Medicines Safety Agency announced the results of the evaluation of the pharmacovigilance committee that there was no causal relationship between the AstraZeneca Corona 19 vaccination and the symptoms of blood clots.
This revealed that vaccination was not associated with an increased overall risk of blood clots, and that the benefits of vaccination outweigh the side effects.
In addition, on March 17, the World Health Organization WHO recommended continuing the AstraZeneca vaccination.
The government held a vaccination expert committee from 3 pm today to review the safety of AstraZeneca vaccine-related adverse reactions at home and abroad based on the announcement of the European Medicines Safety Agency, and focus on vaccination management issues for the second quarter We are going to discuss.
In addition, from next week, we plan to provide vaccinations to elderly people 65 years of age or older in nursing hospitals, nursing homes, and mental and rehabilitation facilities that are susceptible to group infection and have a high fatality rate.
First of all, vaccinations are scheduled for nursing hospitals from the 23rd, and those in nursing facilities from the 30th.
Any adverse reactions that may appear after vaccination will be thoroughly monitored, and we will do our best to ensure safer vaccination.
In addition, we will actively promote concrete and transparent communication based on scientific evidence to relieve distrust of the Corona 19 vaccine.
In order to relieve anxiety about safety, we will accurately deliver the correct vaccine information to the public, transparently disclose the vaccination timing for each target and the safety of the vaccine through regular briefings, and continue to provide guidance related to vaccination.
In particular, in the case of seniors aged 65 or older, we plan to promote news channels through regular briefings targeting the elderly, as well as advertisements in traditional media such as TV and various broadcasts.
And for young people, we will focus on spreading information through digital communication channels such as YouTube, Facebook, and Instagram.
The quarantine authorities will make every effort to prepare vaccinations together with local governments and the medical community so that safe vaccination can be carried out systematically and quickly according to the vaccination sequence.
We will carefully manage the corona vaccination so that it can proceed without any disruption.
It is an individual’s voluntary choice to decide whether to get a vaccination, but vaccination is the most reliable and scientific preventive measure that can first protect my health, protect the health of my family, neighbors and society, and speed up our daily life. I’ll say it again.
When the vaccination order comes, I ask you to receive vaccination safely on a good day.
I once again emphasize that you will keep your distance and spend it safely this weekend.
After vaccination, we ask you to wear a mask and follow the quarantine rules such as distance and hand washing. I’ll say it again.
Yonhap News TV article inquiries and reports: katok/line jebo23
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