Chinanews, October 24th, a comprehensive report, the Korean Disease Management Agency said on the 24th that according to the latest statistics, 48 deaths after influenza vaccination.
The health authorities said that the cause of death has a low direct causal relationship with the vaccine and will not stop vaccination.
According to reports, South Korea is currently implementing a free influenza vaccination program for children, the elderly and other groups, involving approximately 19 million people.
As of the 24th, the number of deaths after influenza vaccination had risen to 48, of which 43 people were more than 60 years old.
The health authorities stated that they will continue to advance the vaccination plan to avoid the simultaneous occurrence of the winter flu epidemic and the new crown epidemic.
In addition, according to a report by the Korean Central Anti-epidemic Countermeasures Headquarters on the 24th, as of 0:00 that day, South Korea had 77 new confirmed cases of new crowns, and the number of new cases in a single day dropped to below 100.
However, sporadic mass infections have been reported in some hospitals and nursing facilities for the elderly.
According to reports, of the 77 new confirmed cases, including 66 local infections, a total of 25,775 confirmed cases in the country; 2 new deaths, a total of 457 deaths.