'Pfizer Vaccine' 70s Apartment Security Guard Dies While on Duty...Authorities "Investigating Cause of Death"

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[Asia Economy Reporter Hwang Sumi] While the government announced on the 24th that it would additionally import 20 million doses (40 million shots) of Pfizer's COVID-19 vaccine from the U.S. pharmaceutical company Pfizer, a security guard in his 70s who received the Pfizer vaccine in Gimpo, Gyeonggi Province, died during work, prompting police and quarantine authorities to launch an investigation.

According to Gimpo City and Gimpo Police Station on the 25th, around 3 a.m. that day, a colleague security guard found Mr. A, in his 70s, who was working in the security office of an apartment in Gimpo, dead and reported it to the police. It was reported that there were no special external injuries on Mr. A's body at the time of discovery.

Earlier, Mr. A was classified as a senior citizen aged 75 or older and was vaccinated with the Pfizer vaccine at a public health center on the 21st. In response, health authorities explained, "No abnormal symptoms were found after Mr. A's vaccination."

The police plan to request an autopsy from the National Forensic Service to determine the exact cause of Mr. A's death, including any relation to the vaccine. It was also reported that health authorities are conducting an investigation into the relationship between Mr. A's death and the vaccine.

Currently, AstraZeneca (AZ) and Pfizer vaccines are being administered domestically, and Gimpo City began COVID-19 vaccinations for seniors aged 75 and older starting from the 15th.

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