70s Vaccinated with Pfizer Vaccine Reported Dead After Vaccination... Authorities "Under Investigation" (Update)

On the 1st, COVID-19 vaccinations for elderly people aged 75 and older began at the vaccination center set up in the Sports and Culture Center in Songpa-gu, Seoul, where seniors are receiving their shots. Photo by Jinhyung Kang aymsdream@

[Asia Economy Reporter Seo So-jeong] As COVID-19 vaccinations for those aged 75 and older began this month, a man in his 70s who received the Pfizer vaccine has died.

According to the quarantine authorities on the 2nd, a report was received that a man, Mr. A (76), who was vaccinated with the Pfizer vaccine the day before, died early this morning.

Park Young-jun, head of the epidemiological investigation team at the Central Disease Control Headquarters, explained in a briefing, "This case was reported as confirmed dead early this morning," adding, "It was not included in today's press release statistics on death cases."

Park said, "Upon confirmation, only the age group and the fact that death was confirmed after receiving the Pfizer vaccine have been reported," and added, "Further investigation will be conducted to verify causality and other details."

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