[Breaking] Woman in her 70s dies a day after receiving flu vaccine

On the 20th, citizens are receiving flu vaccinations at the Korea Health Management Association Seoul Western Branch in Gangseo-gu, Seoul, where the free influenza (flu) vaccination program is underway. Photo by Hyunmin Kim kimhyun81@

[Asia Economy Reporter Lim Juhyung] A man in his 70s who received a flu vaccine in Gochang, Jeonbuk, was found dead, and health authorities are investigating the causal relationship.

According to Jeonbuk Province on the 20th, at around 7:35 a.m. that day, a neighbor found Mr. A (78) collapsed and dead in a house in Sangha-myeon, Gochang-gun, and reported it to the police.

It was reported that Mr. A received a flu vaccine at a local clinic at around 8:30 a.m. the previous day. The vaccine was identified as Boryung Pharm's Boryung Flu.

The provincial health authorities stated, "The connection between Mr. A's death and the vaccine inoculation has not been clearly established," but they are conducting an investigation to verify the specific circumstances.