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White particles were found in some flu vaccines, so authorities ordered an emergency recall.

Not long ago, the vaccine was exposed to room temperature during distribution, and there was another problem, but the Ministry of Food and Drug Safety said that there was no problem with the safety of the vaccine.



This is reporter Deokki Yoo.



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The flu vaccine in which white particles were found is a Korean vaccine company's'Coboxflu tetravalent PF strain'.



On the 6th, a public health center in Yeongdeok-gun, Gyeongsangbuk-do, found white particles in this product and reported it to the Food and Drug Administration.



A survey by the Ministry of Food and Drug Safety confirmed that the white particles consist of 99.7% protein and 0.3% silicone oil.



[Eui-kyung Lee/Minister of Food and Drug Safety: White particles appear to be antigenic protein aggregates, and they have low safety concerns except for local effects such as pain and inflammation at the injection site.] As



a result of consulting experts, the Ministry of Food and Drug Safety has problems with the effectiveness and safety of the product. Said there was no.



[Professor Won-Seok Choi / Department of Infectious Medicine, Ansan Hospital, Korea University: Inflammatory reactions such as pain, redness or swelling (at the injection site) The likelihood of these local effects may increase, but the possibility of systemic adverse reactions is not high...

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Although there is no problem with safety, we have voluntarily retrieve 615,000 4 manufacturing units.



He explained that all were managed at the right temperature during the distribution process.



This vaccine has been vaccinated to more than 17,800 people, and one of the abnormal cases reported so far was found to complain of pain in the site where the injection was given.



The national flu vaccination program, which had been completely stopped due to an accident at room temperature, will be restarted on the 13th for adolescents aged 13-18.



(Video coverage: Kim Min-cheol, video editing: Kim Jong-woo, CG: Lee Jun-ho)