Citizens Who Received Vaccines in Pohang Die One After Another... Fourth Case in the Region

[Asia Economy Yeongnam Reporting Headquarters, Reporter Jucheol In] In Pohang, Gyeongbuk, health authorities have launched an epidemiological investigation after four citizens who received the COVID-19 vaccine died in succession.

According to Pohang City on the 11th, a man in his 60s, Mr. A, showed symptoms of respiratory distress at home early that morning and was transported to a hospital, where he died of a myocardial infarction.

He had received the first dose of the AstraZeneca (AZ) vaccine on the 8th.

Earlier, at around 5:45 p.m. on the 10th, an elderly man in his 80s, Mr. B, died after his condition worsened.

He had received the first dose of the Pfizer vaccine on the 20th of last month and received his second dose that afternoon.

On the 8th, a man in his 60s who received the AstraZeneca vaccine died the following day.

In March, a woman in her 50s, Ms. D, also died after receiving the AstraZeneca vaccine.

As four men and women who received the AstraZeneca and Pfizer vaccines recently died in Pohang, citizens are expressing anxiety about vaccination.

Health authorities plan to investigate the correlation between vaccination and the deaths.

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