More people are coming down with flu-like symptoms, health officials announced Sunday, raising concerns of a “twindemic” — when seasonal influenza and the coronavirus circulate simultaneously.
Korea began administering free seasonal flu shots to high-risk groups Wednesday amid growing worries over a potential double epidemic of Covid-19 and the flu.
The end of the Covid-19 pandemic is “in sight,” the World Health Organization (WHO) chief declared Wednesday.
the latest in an alarming succession of mysterious deaths across the country — are raising alarm about the safety of vaccinations as the country heads into a Covid-complicated winter flu season.
A 78-year-old woman from North Jeolla who got her free flu shot was found dead less than 24 hours later, following the death of a teenager who was vaccinated recently.
People stand in a line to get free flu shots in Gangseo District, western Seoul, on Monday. This week, the shots are being given to people over 70. From Oct. 26, people between the ages of 62 and 69 can get the shots.
Health authorities Tuesday said they will announce later this week whether to readjust the nation’s social distancing level from the current Level 2 after analyzing Chuseok’s impact on the spread of the coronavirus.
A government project offering free flu shots to the nation’s old and young was abruptly halted Tuesday after health authorities announced faulty procedures in deliveries. Some vaccines were left at room temperature, instead of being refrigerated.
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