An 80-Year-Old Woman Dies After Receiving Flu Shot in Busan... Vaccinated in Daegu Four Days Earlier

Busan Police to Conduct Autopsy to Determine Link Between Flu Vaccination and Pre-existing Cardiovascular Disease

On the 22nd, an influenza vaccination room in Seoul. [Yonhap News]

[Asia Economy Yeongnam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Kim Yong-woo] An woman in her 80s (Ms. A) who received a flu vaccination in Busan has died, and an autopsy will be conducted to investigate any connection with the vaccination.

According to Busan police on the 23rd, at around 1:54 a.m., Ms. A was found lying down and unable to breathe at a residence in Busanjin-gu by her family, who called 119. She was transported to the hospital but passed away.

It is known that Ms. A visited a hospital in Daegu four days earlier for treatment of a pre-existing heart condition and received the flu vaccination at the hospital's recommendation.

The Busanjin Police Station estimates that the cause of death is related to her advanced age and cardiovascular disease, but they will investigate the possible connection to the flu vaccine through an autopsy and other means.

Meanwhile, according to the Korea Disease Control and Prevention Agency, since the death of a 17-year-old in Incheon on the 16th, a total of 25 cases of death following flu vaccination have been reported as of 4 p.m. on the 22nd, with Ms. A being the 26th case.

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