Regarding the vaccination of the new coronavirus, the Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare has revealed that "anaphylaxis", a serious allergic reaction, has been reported at a rate of about 1 in 12,000 times so far.
An expert group of the Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare states that "there are no serious safety concerns."
Pfizer's vaccine began inoculating domestic healthcare workers on the 17th of last month, and according to the Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare, more than 578,800 inoculations have been given by the 21st of this month.
The Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare revealed at an expert group meeting held on the 26th that 47 cases were classified as anaphylaxis as a result of analyzing cases reported by medical institutions as "suspicion of anaphylaxis" using international evaluation indicators. Did.
About 1 in 12,300 times, some people had symptoms after the second vaccination.
It was also reported that a 26-year-old woman who was vaccinated on the 19th of this month died of cerebral hemorrhage.
He died four days after the vaccination, and the expert group said that the causal relationship with the vaccination was "more detailed information is needed and cannot be evaluated at this time" and "serious concerns about vaccine safety are acknowledged." I can't. "
The Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare has decided to request local governments and others to establish a system so that if anaphylaxis occurs before the start of inoculation of elderly people from the 12th of next month, it can be promptly transported to a medical institution.