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.
Victor Smith, 91, of the Cincinnati suburb of Hamilton, Ohio was accidentally given two doses of the second shot of the Moderna COVID-19 vaccine on February 25th.
Ohio Man Hospitalized After Accidentally Getting Two COVID Shots in One Day
On 3/8/21 at 12:34 PM EST
A 91-year-old Ohio man was hospitalized after accidentally receiving two COVID-19 shots in a single day.
Butler County resident Victor Smith received his first dose of the Moderna vaccine on January 22, but afterwards he began to feel tired a known temporary side effect of the shot and fell, WLWT reported.
Smith, an amputee, was taken to Fort Hamilton Hospital before being transferred to a rehab facility in Hamilton several days later.
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Smith was scheduled to receive his second shot on February 25 at the Butler County Fairgrounds, so on the day staff transported him to the vaccination provider.