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number of tests increased after the holidays, the number of new confirmed cases rose to around 500. Tomorrow (17th), the vaccination plan for the third quarter of the vaccine will be announced, and those in their 50s are most likely to receive the vaccine in July, and those in their 40s and under are most likely to receive the vaccine from August. A man in his 30s who was diagnosed with thrombosis after receiving the AstraZeneca vaccine died today.



Reporter Kim Yong-tae reports.



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the first half of this year, high-risk groups such as medical staff and the elderly were vaccinated.



Next month, 8.6 million people in their 50s will be vaccinated first.



[Jung Eun-kyung / Director of the Korea Centers for Disease Control and Prevention: Priority begins with vaccination until the age of 50. Regarding the type of vaccine, it is difficult to say now, as we plan to make a decision on a monthly basis in consideration of the supply situation and the timing.] For those in their



40s or younger, their turn comes back from August, The solution is likely.



An official from the health authorities explained that there is no significant difference in age classification for people under the age of 40 in mortality or aggravation rates by age.



However, kindergarten, elementary, middle, and high school teachers and students who are in their third year of high school are vaccinated during summer vacation.



The detailed plan will be announced tomorrow, when the number of primary vaccinations is expected to exceed 14 million, and the government has proposed a target of 36 million primary vaccinations by September.



In the midst of this, a man in his early 30s who received the AstraZeneca vaccine on the 27th of last month and was diagnosed with the second thrombocytopenic thrombosis in Korea died this afternoon.



The man was confirmed to have no underlying disease.



Health authorities have so far said that the death was presumed to be due to thrombocytopenic thrombosis, but if the cause of death is confirmed, it will be recorded as the first case of death due to a side effect of a vaccine.



Health officials said the first patient with thrombosis was discharged last weekend after symptoms improved.



(Video Edit: Kim Jong-tae)



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