Korea Disease Control Agency President Jung Eun-kyung has confirmed going ahead with the flu vaccine program, saying that there is no confirmed causal relationship regarding deaths that occur after receiving the vaccine.

The MP for the main opposition People's Power Party indicated in a parliamentary review of the Ministry of Health and Welfare that it is necessary to suspend the flu vaccine program until the safety of the vaccine is clarified.

In response, Jung stated that the investigation team believes that there is a simple direct relationship between the deaths and the vaccine, despite the high number of deaths, noting that the health authorities were considering refraining from using the vaccines that the deceased received, but they decided not to refrain from using them. .

Jung stressed that the health authorities are closely monitoring the relationship between deaths and vaccinations, and will take quick action when they think that there is a small problem, refusing to accept the possibility of a problem with vaccines.

She explained that "the influenza vaccines that the deceased received, were produced by 5 pharmaceutical companies, and the number of the vaccination batch is different. Health authorities investigated by phone the people who received vaccinations in the same medical institution with the deceased on the same day, but no one was discovered." He suffers from unusual symptoms, and she must search for the cause of death and look at the causal relationship by reviewing medical records and an autopsy. "

The number of deaths following receiving the flu vaccine has risen to 17 nationwide so far.

Source: "Yonhap" Agency

By:Nadeemy Haded