China News Service, September 22. According to Korea Broadcasting International (KBS), a national influenza vaccination program for children and students from 13 to 18 years old in South Korea has been temporarily suspended due to the absence of influenza vaccination during transportation. The vaccine is kept in refrigeration.

The project was originally planned to start on the 22nd.

　　The Korean Agency for Disease Control issued an emergency report on the evening of the 21st local time, stating that a problem was discovered in the distribution process of the contracting company, and it decided to suspend the national influenza vaccination program.

　　Previously, the South Korean government was worried that the new crown virus and influenza would be prevalent in the fall of 2020, so it expanded the free influenza vaccination to 19 million people, accounting for 37% of the total population of South Korea.

　　The vaccine that has problems in the circulation process was originally planned to start on the 22nd, and was prepared for vaccination against young people aged 13 to 18.

　　The problem found in the distribution process is that the flu vaccine should be stored in refrigeration when transporting it, but some companies transport it at room temperature.

The epidemic prevention authority stated that in order to thoroughly inspect the quality of the vaccine, it has decided to suspend vaccination.

　　According to Korea’s “Joongang Ilbo” report, the Korean Disease Management Agency plans to immediately stop the flu vaccine supply qualifications of the companies involved and conduct quality inspections on the vaccines that have been delivered. After the reliability is found, the vaccination will be resumed one after another.

The Food and Drug Safety Management Office will conduct quality inspections on the vaccines commissioned by the Disease Management Office to find out whether the quality of the vaccines has been affected.

　　In addition, on September 8th, South Korea started the vaccination service in advance for children who needed a second vaccination. The vaccine used at that time was not the vaccine that was stopped.

So far, children who have been vaccinated have not reported any abnormal reactions.