"It may be next Monday." (Park Neung-hoo), "Not yet subject to vaccination." (Jeong Eun-kyung) The



Ministry of Health and Welfare and Disease Management Office's Comprehensive State Audit of the National Assembly Health and Welfare Committee The Minister and the Commissioner of Disease Control and Prevention Chung Eun-kyung responded to the question,'whether they received the influenza (flu) vaccine'.



Independent lawmaker Lee Yong-ho asked Minister Park and Chief Chung if they had been vaccinated against the flu, saying, "I heard news that 17 people died after getting the flu vaccine."



In response, chief executive Chung, who is 55 years old this year, first replied, "I haven't been vaccinated yet, so I couldn't get it right", and then Secretary Park said, "The next Monday (26th) will be the correct date."



Minister Park, born in 1956 and aged 64, can receive vaccinations starting on the 26th, when free vaccinations for the elderly aged 62 to 69 begin.



When Congressman Lee referred to the situation where the number of deaths after flu vaccination followed, asked, "If how many people die (flu vaccination) will be stopped for a while," Chung said, "There is no such standard." We will quickly investigate and judge the reported cases.”



Minister Park said, "If you have an underlying disease, please take some time to avoid waiting too long at the beginning of the vaccination."



Minister Park added, "I hope that you will also observe any adverse reactions after vaccination and take a break."



The flu vaccination was initially scheduled to start on the 22nd of last month, but it was completely stopped because some of the vaccines procured from Shinsung drugs were exposed to room temperature during distribution, and then resumed sequentially from adolescents aged 13-18 on the 13th of this month.



However, following the exposure to room temperature, controversy has increased due to the discovery of'white particles' in the distribution of Korean vaccines, and deaths after recent influenza vaccines continue to rise, raising concerns and anxiety over vaccine safety.



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