Tag: AstraZeneca

South Korea Announces that AstraZeneca Vaccines Will Not Be Given To Adults Under 30

| April 13, 2021

So basically what the Korean government is saying is that the vaccine is more dangerous than COVID for those under 30:

Jung Eun-kyeong, who is leading COVID-19 vaccination campaign in Korea as the commissioner of the Korea Disease Control and Prevention Agency, speaks during a news briefing Sunday. (Yonhap)

AstraZeneca’s COVID-19 vaccine will not be given to anyone under the age of 30 in South Korea, as growing evidence points to possible associations with a rare but serious blood-clotting disorder.

The government’s advisory committee on immunization practices said in a news briefing Sunday that AstraZeneca vaccinations will resume Monday after a partial suspension for the last four days.

Korea Herald

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South Korea Suspends AstraZeneca Vaccine Due to Blood Clot Cases

| April 8, 2021

Here is the latest on the vaccine efforts in South Korea:

People line up to get tested for Covid-19 at Daejeon Hanbat Sports Complex on Wednesday as the city announced a hike in the social distancing level to Level 2 from Thursday. [NEWS 1]
People line up to get tested for Covid-19 at Daejeon Hanbat Sports Complex on Wednesday as the city announced a hike in the social distancing level to Level 2 from Thursday. [NEWS 1]

The government is temporarily suspending AstraZeneca vaccines for people under 60 after a third blood clot developed in a patient after an AstraZeneca shot.  
   
Korea’s Covid-19 vaccination Task Force team said Wednesday that a medical worker in her 20s was diagnosed with blood clots in her legs and lungs twelve days after she got her first AstraZeneca jab on March 17.    
   
She developed shortness of breath on March 29.   
   
This was the third case of blood clot problems following AstraZeneca inoculations. 

Joong Ang Ilbo

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