There was another COVID-related death and two new cases in Warren County reported by the Pennsylvania Department of Health on Wednesday. So far, 97 county
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Because of lack of clear communications and instructions, and unlabeled shipments, some people received their first dose of COVID-19 vaccine earlier than expected and others may have to wait up to two extra weeks for the second dose.
But no one got a “wrong” dose.
The Pennsylvania Department of Health announced a mix-up that caused 200,000 doses of the Moderna vaccine to be given as first doses instead of second doses over the past month.
No one who received vaccine received the wrong amount or the wrong medicine. There is no chemical difference between the doses.
That the doses are the chemically the same added to the lack of clarity. Providers couldn’t look at vials in their shipments to determine which arms to put them in.
bferry@timesobserver.com
There were 17 new cases of COVID-19 in Warren County and two more deaths announced on Wednesday.
The totals as of Wednesday’s report from the Pennsylvania Department of Health included 1,889 cases and 75 deaths.
The new cases include 10 confirmed and seven probables.
At Warren General Hospital, there were 30 COVID-positive patients, none in intensive care, and none on ventilators. The total number of patients is up three from Tuesday and up seven compared to Monday.
There were about 6,000 new cases state-wide in Wednesday’s data. There had been 689,913 confirmed cases in the state and another 93,257 probables as of Wednesday.