70s Woman Dies After Flu Vaccination... 2nd Case in Daejeon, 11th Nationwide

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[Asia Economy (Daejeon) Reporter Jeong Il-woong] A woman in her 70s who had been in a coma receiving treatment after getting a flu vaccine in Daejeon has ultimately passed away. This is the second death in Daejeon and the eleventh nationwide.

According to Daejeon City on the 22nd, Ms. A, a resident of Jijok-dong, Yuseong-gu, Daejeon, died around 1:10 a.m. that day.

Ms. A received a flu vaccine (Korea Vaccine's Kobax Influenza Quadrivalent PF injection) at a local clinic in Banseok-dong, Yuseong-gu on the morning of the 19th, and from that afternoon, she showed symptoms of vomiting and high fever.

The next day, on the 20th, she lost consciousness due to symptoms such as difficulty breathing and was transferred to a general hospital for treatment but ultimately passed away.

It was confirmed that Ms. A had no underlying diseases she had been suffering from and had been receiving the flu vaccine annually.

Earlier in Daejeon, an elderly man in his 80s, Mr. B, was found dead at his home on the afternoon of the 20th. Mr. B had received a flu vaccine at a clinic in Gwanjeo-dong, Seo-gu on the 19th and died within a day.

The city health authorities confirmed that although the vaccine manufacturers for Ms. A and Mr. B were the same, the lot numbers (manufacturing serial numbers larger than individual product numbers) were different. It was also reported that the vaccines they received were not products suspected of reduced efficacy due to exposure to room temperature or containing white particles.

Meanwhile, a total of 11 cases of death after flu vaccination, including those in Daejeon, have been reported nationwide. Currently, the Korea Disease Control and Prevention Agency is conducting epidemiological investigations and autopsies to determine the cause of death.

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