Pueblo Public Health mistakenly administered an empty syringe to someone instead of a COVID-19 vaccine

PUEBLO, Colo. (KKTV) – The Pueblo Department of Public Health and Environment owns an error after a nurse accidentally administered an empty syringe to a Colorado resident.

Pueblo administered more than 3,500 vaccines to people aged 70 and older as of Thursday, but one of the people who was lucky enough to get a shot in the arm had to get a second shot shortly afterwards due to the error.

The following statement from Randy Evetts, Director of Public Health in Pueblo, was sent out on Thursday afternoon:

‘Safety is the biggest concern for Pueblo [Department] of Public Health and Environment. We confirm that a contract nurse administered an empty syringe to an older Colorado and mistakenly thought it was filled with a vaccine. The syringe was new and there was no risk of it being used, as used syringes are discarded immediately according to normal safety protocol. The bug was detected by PDPHE’s normal security processes. Once the error was discovered, we consulted our top medical officer and determined that the person was safe. The individual then received a vaccination. Although the fault was isolated in this case, we have since put in place additional safety precautions to ensure that it does not happen again. This limits the number of people who fill syringes and have fewer people in the room. We review safety protocols again with all contracted nurses and provide safety information daily before the vaccination clinics begin. ‘

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