S. Korea presses on with flu vaccination programme amid concerns about deaths


A woman walks past a poster encouraging people to get an influenza vaccine in Seoul, South Korea, onn Friday evening (Oct 23, 2020). - Reuters

SEOUL, Oct 24 (Reuters): The Korea Disease Control and Prevention Agency (KDCA) said on Saturday it would press on with a wide flu vaccination programme aimed at heading off complications from the coronavirus, after reviewing more than two dozen cases of deaths that have raised public concern.

A review had shown no direct link between the vaccination and 26 deaths that were investigated, the KDCA said in a statement, adding it planned to meet on Saturday to review additional analysis.

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