An Octogenarian in Gumi Develops 'Multiple Cerebral Infarctions' After Pfizer Vaccination... Unconscious for Three Days

April 30 Vaccination → May 1 Hospital Admission Diagnosed with Cerebral Infarction

On the 3rd, medical staff are busy handling Pfizer vaccines at the COVID-19 vaccine storage center in the Yongsan-gu Vaccination Center, Seoul. Photo by Hyunmin Kim kimhyun81@

[Asia Economy Yeongnam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Choi Jae-ho] An man in his 80s in Gumi, Gyeongbuk, who received the Pfizer vaccine for the novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19), has shown symptoms of cerebral infarction and has been hospitalized without regaining consciousness for three days.

According to Gyeongbuk provincial health authorities on the 3rd, Mr. A, who was vaccinated with the Pfizer vaccine on the 30th of last month, was diagnosed with multiple cerebral infarctions at the hospital on the morning of the 1st, and the hospital reported the case as an adverse reaction to the vaccine to the health authorities.

Quarantine authorities are conducting a detailed investigation into the association with the vaccine, as multiple cerebral infarctions occurred in several areas of the patient's brain, which differs from typical cerebral infarction.

In Gumi City, Pfizer preventive vaccines began to be administered to elderly people aged 75 and over from the 29th of last month, and about 2,000 people have been vaccinated so far.

Meanwhile, in Gyeongbuk, a total of eight people have died after vaccination, including a woman in her 80s who died on the 27th of last month. The related vaccines were AstraZeneca (AZ) for seven people and Pfizer for one person.

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