Taipei, June 11 (CNA) Lee Chin-yun (李慶雲), a pediatrician and pioneer in vaccine development in Taiwan, died Friday at the age of 94, the Infectious Diseases Society of Taiwan said the same day.
Nearly 500 report adverse reaction to influenza vaccine
Staff writer, with CNA
More than 480 people have reported adverse reactions to the influenza vaccine as of Dec. 9, the most ever recorded in Taiwan, but health authorities have said there is no cause for concern.
From the launch of the government’s annual flu vaccination program on Oct. 5 to Dec. 9, 5.83 million flu vaccines were administered, with 485 people reporting an adverse reaction after taking the shot, or 8.3 people per 100,000 recipients, according to the latest data on adverse vaccine reactions released on Sunday by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA).
That was far higher than the 115 adverse events reported last year, the data showed.
Flu vaccine adverse events increase to new high in Taiwan
12/20/2020 07:32 PM
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Taipei, Dec. 20 (CNA) The number of people reported with adverse reactions after receiving influenza vaccine shots totaled 485 as of Dec. 9, the most ever recorded for a flu vaccination season in Taiwan but not enough for health authorities to see safety concerns.
From the launch of the government s annual flu vaccination program on Oct. 5 to Dec. 9, 5.83 million flu vaccines were administered, and 485 people had adverse reactions after taking the shot, or 8.3 per 100,000 recipients, according to the latest data on adverse vaccine reactions released by Taiwan s Food and Drug Administration (FDA).
Flu vaccine shot. Flu vaccine shot. (CNA photo) The number of people reported with adverse reactions after receiving influenza vaccine shots totaled 485 as of Dec. 9, the most ever recorded for a flu vaccination season in Taiwan but not enough for health authorities to see safety concerns. From the launch of the government s annual flu vaccination program on Oct. 5 to Dec. 9, 5.83 million flu vaccines were administered, and 485 people had adverse reactions after taking the shot. This was 8.3 per 100,000 recipients, according to the latest data on adverse vaccine reactions released by Taiwan s Food and Drug Administration (FDA). This was far higher than the 115 flu vaccine adverse events reported last year, the figures showed. Of the 485 cases, 138 were categorized as severe adverse events, up from only 22 cases a year ago.