As many as 25 people have died, including a teenager, in South Korea after the health authorities set out an inculcation drive to prevent seasonal influenza, as per media reports.
The country’s health agency said that it had found no links between the death of the 17-year-old after the flu shot he had been induced with.
"So far experts said there was a low possibility that the shots and deaths were related but many citizens remain anxious,"
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