Two Patients in Long-Term Care Hospital Die After Vaccination... Total Deaths Reach 7 (Comprehensive)

[Asia Economy Reporter Seo So-jeong] Two additional cases of death have occurred among long-term care hospital patients after receiving the COVID-19 vaccine, bringing the total number of reported deaths following vaccination to seven.

On the 5th, the COVID-19 Vaccination Response Promotion Team announced that since 2 p.m. the previous day, two deaths and one seizure case following COVID-19 vaccination have been reported and are currently under investigation. All three individuals are long-term care hospital inpatients with underlying health conditions.

The deceased A is a man in his 40s who died around 1 p.m. on the 4th, 46 hours after receiving the AstraZeneca vaccine at approximately 3 p.m. on the 2nd.

The deceased B is a man in his 60s who died around 8:30 p.m. on the 4th, 54 hours after receiving the AstraZeneca vaccine at approximately 2 p.m. on the 2nd. Since B's death report was received after midnight on the same day, it will be officially reflected in the statistics as of the 6th.

The suspected seizure case, C, is a woman in her 40s who developed a fever 12 hours after receiving the AstraZeneca vaccine around 11 a.m. on the 3rd, followed by seizures. She was transferred to a general hospital and is currently undergoing treatment.

The COVID-19 Vaccination Response Promotion Team stated, "We plan to hold an epidemiological investigation and a damage investigation committee to evaluate causality."

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