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Patients with flu-like symptoms increase 45% on week

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.

2022.10.9

A baby receives a flu shot at a hospital in Daegu on Wednesday. The vaccination program for children aged 6 months through 13 started across the nation on the same day. [NEWS1]

Seasonal flu shots begin and for many they are free

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.

2022.9.21

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Students seeking for a job flood an annual job fair that was held face-to-face for the first time in three years hosted by the Busan National University on Thursday. [SONG BONG-GEUN]

WHO chief says end of Covid-19 pandemic is 'in sight'

The end of the Covid-19 pandemic is “in sight,” the World Health Organization (WHO) chief declared Wednesday.

2022.9.15

Left: People line up to get flu shots at a health clinic in Gangseo District, western Seoul, on Tuesday. Right: A day later, the same clinic is almost empty on Wednesday following several people dying after taking flu shots. [YONHAP]

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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.

2020.10.27

People line up for flu shots at a Korea Association of Health Promotion branch in Gangseo District, western Seoul, on Tuesday amid concerns over the safety of influenza vaccines following the recent mysterious deaths of a teenage boy from Incheon and an elderly woman from North Jeolla. [NEWS1]

78-year-old dies within 24 hours of getting flu shot

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.

2020.10.20

Free shots

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.

2020.10.19

Students at a middle school in Daejeon receive testing for the coronavirus Tuesday on the school’s basketball court after a seventh grader tested positive Monday. [YONHAP]

Social distancing measures may be adjusted

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.

2020.10.6

People wait outside the Korea Association of Health Promotion’s Gyeonggi branch in Suwon Tuesday to get flu shots, which they will pay for. [YONHAP]

Flu vaccines left out of the fridge, program halted

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.

2020.9.22