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Two COVID-19 Patients Die After Receiving AstraZeneca Vaccine

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Two South Korean citizens have died after being vaccinated against the COVID-19 vaccine. The Korea Centers for Disease Control and Prevention plans to hold epidemiological investigations to determine the relationship between the deaths and vaccination.

The first fatality was a man in his 50s. The deceased was vaccinated with AstraZeneca at around 9:30 a.m. the previous day. After 11 hours, he complained of chest pain, nausea, and shortness of breath, and died at 7 am that day.

The second fatality was a man in his 60s. He was admitted to a hospital Gyeonggi and also received the AstraZeneca vaccine. The deceased person showed symptoms such as fever and body muscle pain 33 hours after vaccination around 2:30 pm on the 27th of last month. After that, he got better, but his condition worsened, and he died at 10 am on the same day.

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The Korean Agency for Disease Control and Prevention did not disclose detailed information about the deceased.

Eun-Kyung Chung, head of the Korea Disease Administration, said, “Currently, the Agency for Disease Control and Prevention is conducting an epidemiological investigation with the local government.”.