정총리 고령자 독감 백신 접종 독려하기로... 그러나 독감 백신 맞은 대전 80대와 제주 60대 숨져<br /><br />Several people have died in South Korea shortly after receiving their annual flu vaccine.<br />Health authorities have said that they are yet to find a link between the vaccine and the deaths, but public anxiety over the flu shots is growing.<br />Our Han Seong-woo has the details.<br />Prime Minister Chung Sye-kyun in a briefing on Wednesday said that he would take the initiative to encourage the elderly to get vaccinated against the flu.<br />"I too will be on site today to check how flu shots are being carried out and see if there's anything to improve."<br />But public concern over the safety of the seasonal flu vaccines is mounting as several people died after getting the shot.<br />On Tuesday, a man in his 80s was found dead at his home in Daejeon,... several hours after being vaccinated.<br />Public health officials are currently looking into whether he had any pre-existing health conditions.<br />On the same day, a woman in her 70s was found dead in Gochang, Jeollabuk-do Province.<br />On Wednesday, a man on Jeju Island was also found dead after getting his flu shot.<br />He was known to have severely high blood pressure.<br />Not all received the same type of flu shot.<br />Possible links between the deaths and the seasonal vaccines are under epidemiological investigation but there is no confirmed causality as of now.<br />The other 99 people who received flu shots at the same health clinic as with the Gochang woman have not reported any critical reactions according to local health authorities.<br />So far, the country has seen five deaths with suspected links to the shots.<br />Han Seong-woo, Arirang News.<br />
