COVID Shot Recipients Receive Empty Syringes At Kroger In Another Vaccine Mishap
03/11/21 AT 10:56 AM
A small number of customers at a Virginia Kroger (KR) received shots of “empty” syringes instead of the COVID vaccine as part of an “honest mistake” in the latest mishap surrounding the rollout of the drug.
Kroger told WWBT, an NBC affiliate out of Richmond, that a small group of individuals visited the Little Clinic in Mechanicsville to get vaccinated with the COVID vaccine and instead received an “empty syringe,” which was previously thought to have been a saline shot.
In a statement to the news outlet, Kroger said it was an “honest mistake.” The company continued by saying, “All impacted customers were contacted and have now received the COVID-19 vaccine. We apologize for this oversight and the inconvenience caused for these customers.”