Two Seoul National University Hospital Medical Staff Vaccinated Test Positive for COVID-19

Two Medical Staff in Ward 102 Confirmed Positive... Total of 7 Confirmed Cases

On the 4th, COVID-19 AstraZeneca (AZ) vaccinations were administered to medical staff in a lecture room inside the Seoul National University Children's Hospital in Jongno-gu, Seoul. A total of about 50 medical personnel received the vaccine that day. 20210304 / Photo by Joint Press Corps

[Asia Economy Reporter Han Jinju] Medical staff at Seoul National University Hospital who completed their COVID-19 vaccinations have tested positive for COVID-19.

According to the medical community on the 20th, two medical staff members working in Ward 102 at Seoul National University Hospital were confirmed positive for COVID-19 on the afternoon of the previous day.

Seoul National University Hospital was notified that one of the caregivers of patients in Ward 102, where the medical staff worked, tested positive for COVID-19, and conducted comprehensive testing on patients, caregivers, and medical staff in the ward.

The medical staff who tested positive initially received negative results on the first test but tested positive after an additional test on the fifth day.

Besides the first confirmed case in the ward, two patients and two caregivers tested positive for COVID-19, and two more medical staff were additionally confirmed positive. The total number of confirmed cases has increased to seven.

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