Daegu City Decides to 'Continue' Flu Vaccination Schedule as Planned... Analysis of 5 Death Cases

Conclusion from the Emergency Daegu City Response Plan Meeting on the 24th

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[Asia Economy Yeongnam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Park Dong-wook] In relation to the series of deaths following influenza vaccinations, Daegu City has decided to continue vaccinations as scheduled. This policy was determined at the "Emergency Daegu City Response Meeting" held on the afternoon of the 24th, which included experts from the Infectious Disease Management Support Group, the Quarantine Strategy Advisory Group, and the Daegu Medical Association.

Based on the briefing on adverse reaction reports after influenza vaccination announced by the Korea Disease Control and Prevention Agency (KDCA) that day, Daegu City reviewed the causality between vaccination and five reported cases of severe adverse reactions.

Among these, two reported cases were judged to have a low causal relationship between death and vaccination according to the KDCA's review results. For the remaining three cases, for which the KDCA's review results have not yet been released, causality was also denied as symptoms appeared and death occurred 2 to 4 days after vaccination.

A Daegu City official stated, "While responding promptly to reports of adverse reactions after vaccination, we plan to continuously promote safe vaccinations to medical institutions and citizens."

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