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2 Incheon nurses AZ adverse reactions “Temporary breathing difficulties, increased blood pressure”

On the 26th, a citizen is vaccinating the Corona 19 AstraZeneca (AZ) vaccine at the vaccination room of the Gyeongsan Health Center in Gyeongbuk. From this day on, Gyeongsan City will inoculate 2,300 people under the age of 65 in nursing hospitals and nursing facilities with the AZ vaccine on their own. News 1

– A total of 16813 people had been vaccinated within one day on the 26th when the domestic new coronavirus infection (Corona 19) vaccination started, and an inoculum complaining of an adverse reaction came out.

According to the quarantine authorities, a nurse A in her 40s and a nurse B in her 50s working at a nursing hospital in Simgok-dong, Seo-gu, Incheon, showed symptoms of a sudden shortness of breath and an increase in blood pressure around 2 pm. They received the Corona 19 vaccine at 10 am on that day. According to a Western official, the nurses said, “I think it’s because I’m nervous.” They were transferred to a nearby large hospital, where they received fluid injections and received medical treatment. After that, he recovered and returned to work.

On the same day, a similar case occurred in Pohang City. According to the city of Pohang, C, who was vaccinated at the Pohang Buk-gu Health Center, complained of dizziness and increased blood pressure after vaccination. When C’s blood pressure was measured high for more than 30 minutes, the public health center moved to the emergency room of a hospital in Pohang. Mr. C was discharged at about 2:30 pm after being prescribed headache medicine at the hospital. An official from Pohang City said, “As a result of checking with the public health center, A has experienced a mild headache and an increase in blood pressure when he was vaccinated before.” “After arriving at the emergency room, it was okay, and there is nothing wrong (currently). I said.

Corona 19 vaccination adverse reaction response.  Graphic = Kim Hyun-seo kim.hyeonseo12@joongang.co.kr

Corona 19 vaccination adverse reaction response. Graphic = Kim Hyun-seo [email protected]


The vaccine that was vaccinated on this day is from AstraZeneca (AZ). According to the clinical results of the AZ vaccine, most adverse reactions are mild and disappear within a few days after vaccination, even if they appear. In some cases, adverse reactions lasted more than a week, but local reactions were 4% of the inoculators and systemic reactions were about 13%. The most frequent adverse reaction is tenderness at the inoculation site (more than 60%). In addition, there are pain, headache, fatigue (more than 50%), muscle pain, malaise (more than 40%), fever, chills (more than 30%), joint pain, and tingling (more than 20%).
An official from the quarantine authorities explained, “There have not been any cases of serious adverse reactions among vaccinations.”
Reporter Esther, Incheon = Reporter Shim Seok-yong, Pohang = Reporter Baek Gyeong-seo [email protected]



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