Total 57 Confirmed Cases After COVID-19 Vaccination... 53 AZ, 4 Pfizer

AstraZeneca Vaccine 53 People · Pfizer Vaccine 4 People

A total of 250,000 doses (500,000 shots) of the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine for vaccination of the elderly aged 75 and over have arrived in the country. On the 24th, pharmacists at the Central Vaccination Center at the National Medical Center in Jung-gu, Seoul, are moving the Pfizer vaccine. Photo by Kang Jin-hyung aymsdream@

[Asia Economy Reporter Jang Sehee] More than 50 cases of COVID-19 infection have been reported in South Korea after vaccination. By vaccine type, 53 cases were from the AstraZeneca (AZ) vaccine, and 4 cases were from the Pfizer vaccine.

According to the COVID-19 Vaccination Response Task Force (Task Force) on the 27th, the health authorities compared the reported confirmed cases with the vaccination registration records and found that as of midnight the previous day, a total of 57 people were confirmed infected after vaccination.

Meanwhile, regarding the timing of infection, 15 people (26.3%) were infected within one week (7 days) after vaccination, 27 people (47.3%) within 8 to 14 days, and 15 people (26.3%) after two weeks.

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