Authorities to Decide on AstraZeneca Vaccination Resumption on 11th Amid Blood Clot Controversy (Update)

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[Asia Economy Reporter Seo So-jung] The government plans to decide on April 11 whether to resume the administration of the AstraZeneca vaccine, which has been suspended due to blood clot controversies.

On the 8th, Kwon Jun-wook, Deputy Head of the Central Disease Control Headquarters, stated at the regular briefing of the COVID-19 Central Disease Control Headquarters, "The European Medicines Agency (EMA) announced on the 7th (local time) the review results regarding the causal relationship between the AstraZeneca vaccine and certain rare blood clot occurrences," adding, "They reaffirmed that the benefits of vaccination outweigh the risks, so it is necessary to continue vaccination."

Deputy Head Kwon said, "The COVID-19 Vaccination Response Promotion Team will first thoroughly analyze global trends and reported suspected adverse events related to the resumption of AstraZeneca vaccine administration," and added, "After discussions with domestic blood clot expert advisory groups, vaccine expert advisory groups, and the Vaccination Expert Committee, we currently plan to make an announcement by this weekend."

Deputy Head Kwon emphasized, "The Korea Disease Control and Prevention Agency prioritizes safety and scientific evidence in vaccination and vaccine administration," and stated, "Since vaccination was previously suspended as a precautionary measure, we will fully gather opinions from various experts to derive scientific and safe results regarding future vaccination systems and related matters."

Regarding the upcoming schedule, Kim Ki-nam, Head of the Vaccination Management Division of the COVID-19 Vaccination Response Promotion Team, said, "From today (the 8th), a blood clot expert advisory meeting is scheduled to be held, followed by vaccine expert advisory meetings and the Vaccination Expert Committee through the weekend for review and discussion," adding, "We plan to announce the comprehensive results on the 11th."

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