"I am a Foolish Mom"... 16-Year-Old Child Cured of Leukemia Relapses After Pfizer Vaccination

Medical staff are administering the Pfizer vaccine at a COVID-19 vaccination center. This is unrelated to the article. Photo by Yonhap News

[Asia Economy Reporter Na Yeeun] A story has emerged about a 16-year-old son who was declared cured of leukemia but experienced a relapse after receiving the COVID-19 vaccine.

On the 9th, a petition titled "The Foolish Mother's Choice" was posted on the Blue House National Petition Board. The petitioner’s son, A (16), who had been declared cured of leukemia, completed his Pfizer vaccination on the 10th of last month following a doctor's advice that he must receive the COVID-19 vaccine.

Side effects began to appear two days after vaccination, on November 12th. A complained of chest pain, headaches, and muscle pain. A blood test at a local clinic showed only a slight drop in platelet count, but as A’s pain persisted, an electrocardiogram was performed at a university hospital on the 19th of last month. The results were normal.

Despite this, due to ongoing pain, a follow-up blood test was conducted on the 27th of last month, and the petitioner confirmed that A’s white blood cell count was 80,000. A was urgently admitted to the emergency room and was diagnosed with leukemia again at the university hospital where he had previously received treatment.

Photo by Cheongwadae National Petition Capture

The petitioner revealed, "The university hospital professor said that the COVID-19 vaccine might have stimulated my child’s lymphocytes, or it might not have. They said it cannot be confirmed whether it was caused by vaccine side effects or not."

She continued, "After a long and arduous fight against leukemia for several years, completing a bone marrow transplant, my son was finally able to attend the school he had dreamed of every night, grow the hair that had always fallen out, make friends, and exercise diligently while staying healthy. Yet, he has received this diagnosis again."

She added, "If even one out of tens of thousands experiences side effects, isn’t that still a side effect? Saying 'just get vaccinated first' is very irresponsible. Despite this situation, I have to get my younger child’s second COVID vaccine shot. To get a transplant for my older child, we have to go to a large hospital for tests," she pleaded.

The petitioner also said, "The system that requires vaccination to attend school and do anything feels like coercion hidden behind the guise of choice."

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