147 Cases of Adverse Reactions to COVID-19 Vaccines Increase... 2 Additional Death Reports

[Asia Economy Reporter Buaeri] The number of cases reported to health authorities in South Korea suspected of adverse reactions following COVID-19 vaccination has increased by about 100.

The Central Disease Control Headquarters (CDCH) announced on the 3rd at midnight that there were 147 new cases reported as adverse reactions after vaccination.

Among these, death reports increased by 2, bringing the total to 32. The causal relationship between vaccination and death has not yet been established.

One of these cases involved the AstraZeneca (AZ) vaccine, and the other involved the Pfizer vaccine.

This is the first time a death report has been received for a Pfizer vaccine recipient. The deceased was a 76-year-old man from Nowon-gu, Seoul, who was known to have suffered from renal failure for about six years.

Suspected cases of severe systemic allergic reaction 'anaphylaxis' and severe cases (ICU admission) also increased by one each. All of these were AstraZeneca vaccine recipients.

The remaining 143 cases involved relatively mild symptoms such as muscle pain, headache, fever, chills, and nausea.

Since vaccinations began on the 26th of last month, the cumulative number of suspected adverse reaction reports has reached 10,968. As of midnight on this day, this accounts for about 1.12% of the total 979,936 first and second dose recipients in the country.

Among these, 10,495 cases (95.6% of total reports) were related to the AstraZeneca vaccine. Pfizer vaccine-related cases numbered 473 (4.4%).

The adverse reaction reporting rate relative to the number of vaccinated individuals is 1.23% for the AstraZeneca vaccine and 0.37% for the Pfizer vaccine.

The cumulative number of suspected severe adverse reaction cases is 17, including 7 neurological reactions such as seizures and 10 ICU admissions, all related to the AstraZeneca vaccine.

Additionally, 10,811 cases, accounting for 98.5% of all adverse reaction reports, were mild cases commonly occurring after vaccination, such as muscle pain, headache, fever, and nausea.

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