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Medical worker accidentally injected with whole vial of COVID-19 vaccine
Pharmacist admitted to hospital out of abundance of caution after being injected entire vial of COVID shot, amounting to five or six regular doses, and released shortly after as he displayed no adverse side effects
i24NEWS |
Published: 12.22.20 , 23:23
Apparently, the healthcare worker administering the shot did not realize that each Pfizer vial contains several doses of the vaccine.
According to official guidelines for the vaccine, each person should receive two doses of the vaccine 21 days apart.
Following the incident, Azizi was transferred to the hospital for supervision but was released to his home after not displaying any adverse side effects.
He said he had only experienced mild, common side effects so far — local pain and some redness at the injection area.
The Health Ministry said it will launch a probe into the incident...
Medical worker accidentally injected with whole vial of COVID-19 vaccine
Pharmacist admitted to hospital out of abundance of caution after being injected entire vial of COVID shot, amounting to five or six regular doses, and released shortly after as he displayed no adverse side effects
i24NEWS |
Published: 12.22.20 , 23:23
Apparently, the healthcare worker administering the shot did not realize that each Pfizer vial contains several doses of the vaccine.
According to official guidelines for the vaccine, each person should receive two doses of the vaccine 21 days apart.
Following the incident, Azizi was transferred to the hospital for supervision but was released to his home after not displaying any adverse side effects.
He said he had only experienced mild, common side effects so far — local pain and some redness at the injection area.
The Health Ministry said it will launch a probe into the incident...