A 50s Patient at Gyeongsan City Nursing Hospital Dies After AZ Vaccine 'Adverse Reaction'... 9 Days After Vaccination

Two Deaths Reported After Vaccination in Gyeongbuk Region
522 Cases of 'Adverse Reactions' Reported as of Midnight on the 15th

AstraZeneca (AZ) vaccine. [Image source=Yonhap News]

[Asia Economy Yeongnam Reporting Headquarters, Reporter Park Dong-wook] A man in his 50s who received a COVID-19 vaccination at a nursing hospital in Gyeongsan, Gyeongbuk, died nine days after the vaccination.

According to quarantine authorities on the 15th, the man died at around 5:45 a.m. on the 13th at a nursing hospital in the Gyeongsan area where he was hospitalized. He received the AstraZeneca (AZ) vaccine at the nursing hospital on the morning of the 4th, and on the same night, he was given intravenous fluids due to adverse reactions such as fever and chills.

Since then, until the day before his death, he had been receiving oxygen therapy for mild fever and difficulty breathing. He had Parkinson's disease and had been receiving treatment at this nursing hospital since February for rehabilitation therapy. The quarantine authorities have deployed an investigation team to determine the cause of Mr. A's death.

Earlier, at a nursing hospital in Pohang, a woman in her 50s died about 90 hours after receiving the AZ vaccine on the 6th. In Cheongdo, a female patient in her 50s at a nursing hospital showed anaphylaxis symptoms after receiving the AZ vaccine.

Meanwhile, as of midnight on the 15th in Gyeongbuk, the number of reported adverse reactions after COVID-19 vaccination totaled 522, including 2 deaths, 1 case of anaphylaxis, 518 mild cases, and 1 hospitalization.

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