Gyeongbuk Province Reports 19 Cases of Adverse Reactions to AZ Vaccine... 13 New Confirmed Cases

2 Additional 'Adverse Reactions' as of Midnight on the 7th
One Case of 'Anaphylaxis' Shock in a Woman in Her 50s from Cheongdo

A 119 paramedic affiliated with Seoul City is receiving a COVID-19 vaccine at the Guro-gu Public Health Center in Seoul on the morning of the 5th.

[Asia Economy Yeongnam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Park Dong-wook] Reports of 'adverse reactions' to the AstraZeneca (AZ) vaccine in Gyeongbuk Province have increased to 19 cases.

According to Gyeongbuk Province on the 7th, two reports were received the previous day within the province, including one requiring monitoring for fever and headache and one hypersensitivity reaction.

Accordingly, the number of adverse reaction reports since COVID-19 vaccinations began on the 26th of last month has risen to 19. All related vaccine types were AZ.

Among these, one case of acute severe allergic reaction, 'anaphylaxis' shock symptoms, occurred on the 3rd at a nursing hospital in Cheongdo-gun involving a woman in her 50s. Including this woman, three patients were hospitalized at other hospitals but were discharged after full recovery, while the remaining 16 regained stability at the vaccination site.

In the Gyeongbuk area, the number of people classified as priority vaccination targets in March includes 15,137 nursing hospital residents (vaccination rate 75.5%), 7,682 nursing facility residents (44.2%), 6,003 first responders (2.7%), and 12,007 medical institutions at hospital level or higher (29.7%), totaling 40,829 people. As of midnight on the 7th, the overall vaccination rate is 45.4%.

Meanwhile, as of midnight on the 7th, the cumulative number of confirmed COVID-19 cases in Gyeongbuk was 3,318 (including 72 imported cases), an increase of 13 cases (2 imported) from the previous day.

New confirmed cases by region on the 6th are 4 in Sangju-si, 3 in Pohang-si, 2 each in Gumi-si and Yecheon-gun, and 1 each in Cheongsong-gun and Chilgok-gun (both 2 cases are imported).

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