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number of people who died after getting the flu vaccine continues to increase.

In one day, an additional 19 people were identified across the country, and so far, the number of people who have been vaccinated and died has increased to 28.

There have also been cases of dying only an hour after being injected.



This is Yoo Su-hwan.



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Three deaths were reported in Seoul and Gyeonggi.



A woman in her 80s in Seongnam fell down suddenly on her way home after getting a flu vaccine at a local clinic on the morning of the 19th and died.



It died only an hour after vaccination, the shortest of all confirmed cases.



There have been a series of cases where a man in his 70s in Yeongdeungpo died within hours of being vaccinated, such as dying in less than 3 hours after getting an injection.



A 79-year-old man in Changwon, Gyeongnam, was found dead at home two days after getting the flu vaccine.



The injection site was found to be red and swollen and painful.



Four people died in Gyeongnam, of which three men in their 70s all received the vaccine from the same manufacturer.



In Gyeongbuk as well, a 76-year-old woman, who usually suffered from diabetes and high blood pressure, died after one day of vaccination. Four flu vaccine-related deaths were reported in one day.



[Kim Jin-hyun/Director of Welfare and Health Bureau of Gyeongbuk Provincial Office: What will happen if adults miss an opportunity? I am worried about those who are not in good health.

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The number of flu vaccine-related deaths increased by 19 in one day to 28.



The outbreak area has also expanded to all regions except for Chungbuk, Ulsan, and Busan.



Excluding high school students in Incheon and women in their 50s who received paid vaccination, the focus was on elderly people in their 70s and 80s, but most of them have underlying diseases.