Vaccine worries deepen as more South Koreans die after flu shots


A woman gets an influenza vaccine at a hospital in Seoul, South Korea,on Oct 21, 2020.- Reuters

SEOUL (Reuters): At least 13 South Koreans have died after receiving flu shots in recent days, according to official and local media reports, ramping up fears about vaccine safety even as authorities rule out a link.

Health authorities said on Wednesday (Oct 21) they had no plans to suspend a programme to inoculate around 19 million people for free after a preliminary investigation into six deaths found no direct connection to the vaccines.

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