[Breaking] AstraZeneca-Vaccinated Police Officer Again in ICU... Symptoms of Hemiplegia

[Asia Economy Reporter Lim Juhyung] Since last week, AstraZeneca vaccine inoculations have begun for employees under the National Police Agency, and following the Gyeonggi Nambu Police Agency, a case of severe condition after vaccination has occurred at the Jeonbuk Police Agency as well.

According to the Jeonbuk Police Agency on the 3rd, A (55), a police sergeant belonging to a district unit of the Gimje Police Station, showed symptoms of hemiplegia after receiving the AstraZeneca vaccine on the 29th of last month.

Mr. A reportedly had no particular symptoms for two days after vaccination but felt paralysis in one arm when he went to a store to find something on the 1st.

Afterwards, the symptoms worsened, and the paralysis gradually spread, leading to his transfer to a hospital where he was admitted to the intensive care unit.

A police official stated, "The correlation between the vaccine inoculation and Mr. A's paralysis symptoms has not yet been confirmed," adding, "The exact cause can only be known after further investigation."