The Korean Disease Management Agency said on the 25th that preliminary investigations showed that 105 people had been vaccinated with flu vaccines that had been exposed to room temperature.
South Korea started to vaccinate some people for free flu vaccine this month, and distributed about 5 million doses of vaccine to medical institutions in the first batch.
However, during the delivery process, some vaccines were not stored at the required refrigeration temperature, and the South Korean government issued an order to suspend vaccination on the 22nd.
The data picture shows South Korea under the epidemic.
Director of the Korean Disease Management Agency, Jung Eun Kyung, said at a press conference on the 25th that 105 people in the capital Seoul, Busan, Jeollabuk-do, and Jeollanam-do had been vaccinated against normal temperature exposure, including teenagers between 13 and 18 years old.
The disease control department has informed these people of the specific situation, and no one has found any uncomfortable reactions.
Zheng Yinjing apologized to the people for failing to strictly manage the circulation of vaccines, saying that he would continue to investigate the failure of the vaccine cold chain transportation link and observe the physical condition of the vaccinators.
According to Yonhap News Agency, Jeonju City Health Station claimed on the 25th that 179 citizens had been vaccinated with the problematic vaccine. This data is different from the data of the Disease Management Department.
In this regard, Zheng Yinjing said that he has begun to investigate the situation in Jeonju City and is expected to continue to revise the data in the future.
The flu vaccine should be refrigerated. Once exposed to room temperature, it may weaken the immune effect and increase the risk of disease.
(Yang Shuyi) [Xinhua News Agency Wei Feature]