70s Confirmed COVID-19 Cases in Gyeongnam Fully Vaccinated with Booster Shot

[Asia Economy Yeongnam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Choi Soon-kyung] A person in their 70s who completed the additional vaccination after the 1st and 2nd doses tested positive for COVID-19 in connection with a cluster infection at a middle school in Haman-gun, Gyeongnam Province.

According to Gyeongnam Province on the 26th, this confirmed case received the 1st and 2nd doses of AstraZeneca (AZ) in May and August, respectively, and received an additional Pfizer vaccination this month.

However, they recently tested positive in a COVID-19 test.

As a cluster infection occurred at a middle school in Haman, 23 students were confirmed infected, and it is understood that this person was infected through overlapping movement paths with them.

Cases of breakthrough infection in people who completed additional vaccination after the 1st and 2nd doses are rare nationwide, and this is the first case in Gyeongnam.

An official from the quarantine authorities said, “This confirmed case has underlying health conditions and is believed to have been infected due to weakened immunity.”

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