Singapore Temporarily Halts Use of 2 Flu Vaccines After South Korea Deaths

Singapore Temporarily Halts Use of 2 Flu Vaccines After South Korea Deaths
A flu vaccine syringe rests on a table at a free flu vaccination clinic held at a local library in Lakewood, Calif., on Oct. 14, 2020. Mario Tama/Getty Images
Reuters
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SINGAPORE—Singapore has temporarily halted the use of two influenza vaccines as a precaution after some people who received them in South Korea died, becoming among the first countries to publicly announce a halt of the vaccines’ usage.

South Korea reported that 48 have died as of Saturday after getting flu shots, but said it would carry on with the state-run vaccination program as they found no direct link between the deaths and the shots.