She was immediately sent to the hospital s emergency room and placed under observation for 24 hours
She is reported to have experienced no adverse side effects, and was later released from the hospital
An Italian woman accidentally received six doses of Pfizer-BioNTech’s Covid-19 vaccine at once, CBS News reported.
The 23-year-old woman attended the Noa Hospital in Tuscany, Italy, on 9 May to receive her first dose of the vaccine (the Pfizer jab is given in two doses, three weeks apart). However, the nurse administering the vaccine mistakenly injected her with the complete vial of the vaccine.
Each vial of the vaccine contains six doses, which must then be individually extracted and placed in separate vials to be diluted, Dr Tommaso Bellandi, director of patient security for the northwest Tuscany health authority, told CBS News. Unfortunately, the nurse didn’t realise the vial was undiluted and proceeded to administer it to the woman.
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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.