To achieve herd immunity in a 1.38 billion population, we need to cover 828 million people! The truth is: it may take years, and we still won’t be sure.
Vaccine Hesitancy Could Keep Inoculation Rates Lower Than Expected
04/24/21 AT 3:13 PM
More doses of COVID-19 vaccines will once again be available to Americans with the recommended pause on Johnson & Johnson’s shot being lifted by the CDC, but that doesn’t mean that rates of Americans receiving their doses will continue to grow at the same pace.
Due to the pause on Johnson & Johnson the last couple of weeks, the numbers of those receiving vaccines has dipped for the first time after the United States quickly got on pace to meet the Biden Administration’s goal of 2 million fully vaccinated Americans in his first 100 days in office. However, following a review of the one-shot vaccine after six cases of severe blood clots developed in women aged 18-48, the pause has been lifted, and 9 million more shots are ready to go.
Pfizer, Moderna Mix-Up: One Man Gets Both Vaccine Doses
04/16/21 AT 3:22 PM
Another vaccine mix-up has occurred with a man from New Hampshire, who received both doses of the COVID vaccine, but they were from two different drug makers.
The man, Craig Richards, received both doses of the Pfizer and Moderna vaccine at a West Lebanon, New Hampshire, vaccination site, WMUR, an ABC affiliate out of Manchester, New Hampshire, reported.
Richards, who received his first COVID shot in March – the Moderna vaccine – got his second dose - the Pfizer vaccine - on Tuesday morning, when the error occurred. He said, You ready for a poke? I said, Sure, and he poked me, Richards told WMUR. As soon as he poked me, he looked down at my card, and I think he realized he just gave me the Pfizer.”
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.”
Ohio Man Nearly Dies After Receiving COVID Vaccine Twice In Four Hours
03/09/21 AT 9:45 AM
In another COVID vaccine mishap, a 91-year-old man from Hamilton, Ohio, nearly died after receiving two doses of the shot just hours apart on the same day.
Victor Smith went into shock after receiving two doses of the Moderna COVID vaccine back-to-back within a four-hour period instead of weeks apart in a case of mistaken identity, the Cincinnati Enquirer reported.
Smith, who is currently recovering from the accidental double-shot dose, received his first shot of the COVID vaccine at the Fort Hamilton Hospital on Jan. 22 and was scheduled to get his second shot of the Moderna vaccine on Feb. 25.