"Patients with chronic diseases such as diabetes should get the corona vaccine"... Appeal for participation in medical vaccinations

The medical community is repeatedly urging patients suffering from underlying diseases such as diabetes, respiratory diseases, and rheumatic diseases to receive the Corona 19 vaccine.

Some people are anxious as cases of death for which the cause-and-effect relationship cannot be confirmed after vaccinating COVID-19 vaccines are known, but experts say that excessive concerns and anxiety should be avoided as the causal relationship between the vaccine and death cannot be determined. is.

In particular, he stressed that the benefits of the COVID-19 vaccination are greater for those with chronic diseases.

According to the medical community today (5th), the Korean Diabetes Association, the Korean Tuberculosis and Respiratory Society, and the Korean Rheumatology Society have issued statements one after another asking them to participate in the COVID-19 vaccination.

The Diabetes Association said to 5 million diabetic patients in Korea, "Do not avoid vaccination opportunities, but be active," and "trusting the vaccine administered under the approval of the Ministry of Food and Drug Safety and participating in the vaccination is the way to prevent COVID-19." Said.

The Korean Tuberculosis and Respiratory Society also recently said, "The effectiveness of the Corona 19 vaccine has been proven through scientific clinical trials, and side effects are rare and mostly minor."

In particular, "I earnestly appeal to be sure to participate in vaccination according to the schedule set by the government, not to be shaken by false unscientific information," said the society.

The Korean Rheumatology Society has also established and announced guidelines to ask you not to hesitate to get vaccination just because you are suffering from autoimmune diseases such as rheumatism.

The Korean Rheumatology Society said in the guidelines, "Even if you are using immunosuppressants for rheumatic disease, there is no risk of infection from the COVID-19 vaccine, and the possibility of the rheumatic disease worsening after vaccination is small." According to the immunization."