Prime Minister Jeong: "No Reason to Stop AZ Vaccine Inoculation"

Directed to the KDCA: "Review with experts and clarify the official stance"

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[Sejong=Asia Economy Reporter Son Seon-hee] Prime Minister Chung Sye-kyun said on the 19th, "Considering the verification results from international organizations and the adverse reaction cases confirmed so far, we judge that there is no reason to stop the AstraZeneca vaccine inoculations currently underway in the country."

Prime Minister Chung made this statement through an emergency directive on the morning of the same day regarding the AstraZeneca vaccine, which has recently faced safety controversies in some countries such as Europe.

However, Prime Minister Chung said, "Considering the situation where the AstraZeneca vaccine inoculation must continue to expand, the public should not have even the slightest doubt or anxiety about its safety," and urged, "The Korea Disease Control and Prevention Agency should promptly convene the Vaccination Expert Committee to thoroughly review the recent evaluation data from the World Health Organization (WHO), the European Medicines Agency (EMA), and domestic adverse reaction cases together with experts, and clearly organize their stance."

He also ordered, "The Ministry of Food and Drug Safety, which is responsible for supervising the safety of pharmaceuticals, should conduct a professional and scientific evaluation regarding the possibility of blood clot formation caused by the AstraZeneca vaccine and transparently disclose the results."

WHO and EMA recently announced discussion results indicating that there is no link between AstraZeneca vaccine inoculation and blood clot occurrence. Nevertheless, as anxiety about blood clot adverse reactions has spread domestically, this directive is interpreted as a response to that concern.

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