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Vaccination is progressing rapidly, but problems in the inoculation process are still being identified. It was also revealed that six people were given injections containing only saline at a military hospital where soldiers under 30 were vaccinated against the coronavirus.
This is Kim Tae-hoon, a defense reporter specializing in defense.
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10th, the ROK Army Daegu Hospital vaccinated 486 soldiers under the age of 30 from a nearby unit with the Pfizer vaccine.
Daegu Hospital checked the number of vaccines and the number of recipients at regular intervals to prevent misinoculation, and in the process, an unused vaccine bottle was discovered late.
One vaccine bottle is enough for 6 people, so that number didn't get vaccinated.
Our own investigation revealed that the person responsible for mixing the vaccine with the saline solution had accidentally filled the used vaccine container with saline solution.
Six soldiers were given an injection filled with only saline in a very small amount of vaccine.
Daegu Hospital estimated that 21 people belonging to the 201 Rapid Response Brigade who were vaccinated before and after the time the vaccine container was used were saline inoculations.
Volunteers were asked to be vaccinated, and 10 out of 21 were vaccinated.
An official from the Armed Forces Medical Command said, "We reviewed the results of studies on the side effects of underdose and overdose and consulted with the health authorities to revaccinate only those who wished to be vaccinated.
In the midst of this, Army Sergeant A in his 20s, who received the Pfizer vaccine on the 7th, died yesterday (13th).
The military and health authorities conducted an autopsy today with the consent of the survivors to establish a link between vaccination and death.
(Video Edit: Kim Jong-woo)
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