- It is estimated that 4,300 people received less of the Pfizer vaccine than they should have, KTVU reports.
- The media administered too little of the vaccine due to a problem with new syringes.
- California health officials said patients would be notified “immediately” if they needed a booster.
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Thousands of people who visited a mass vaccination site in Oakland, California on March 1 received the wrong dose of Pfizer vaccine, according to KTVU.
It is estimated that 4,300 people were given less than the recommended dose while getting a chance at the Oakland Coliseum, two unknown medical workers told the media.
The optimal dose of the vaccine is 0.3 ml Pfizer, but thousands of people receive about 0.2 ml, KTVU said.
Due to a problem with the syringes, too little of the COVID-19 vaccine was administered, reports the media.
The confusion took place on Monday morning, but was identified and resolved at 14:00, government officials confirmed to KTVU.
Both agencies that run the Mass Vaccination Center – the California Office of Emergency Services and the Federal Emergency Management Agency – were unaware of the issue until KTVU notified them Tuesday.
The Department of Public Health, the United States Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) and Pfizer held emergency meetings Tuesday to discuss the error, an OES spokesman in California told the media.
California Department of Health officials visited the Oakland Coliseum out of “an abundance of caution,” a spokesman said.
Ali Bay, deputy director of communications for the health department, told KTVU on Friday that no one vaccinated on March 1 would “cause harm or harm if we conclude that they received a slightly smaller dose of the vaccine. not.”
Those vaccinated on that date are not advised to seek additional medical care, but according to Bay, patients will be notified “immediately” if they need first aid.
The California Department of Health is working closely with HHS, CDC and Pfizer to “ensure that best practices and quality assurance of vaccines are adhered to on this site,” Bay told KTVU.