14,000 estimated to have died from humidifier sanitizer scandal: study

Some 14,000 people were estimated to have died from a humidifier sanitizer scandal that broke out in 2011, according to a recent study. Korea Times file Some 14,000 people were estimated to have died from a deadly humidifier sanitizer scandal that broke out in 2011, a figure that is roughly 10 times bigger than previously reported, a study showed Monday. The number of adults who died after being diagnosed as patients of relevant diseases, such as asthma and interstitial lung disease, were estimated at ranging between 13,000 and 16,000, according to the first study that looked into deaths caused by the health scandal. The study was based on a survey of 15,472 adults aged between 19 and 69, commissioned by the Special Commission

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