"40-Degree High Fever" Janssen Vaccine Overdosed 5 Times in Buan, Jeonbuk... "Medical Staff Administered One Vial to One Person"

On the 12th, the Jeonbuk provincial health authorities reported that a medical institution in Buan-gun, Jeonbuk, administered the Janssen COVID-19 vaccine at five times the recommended dose.
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[Asia Economy Reporter Hwang Sumi] It has been confirmed that a medical institution in Buan-gun, Jeonbuk, administered the Janssen COVID-19 vaccine at five times the recommended dose, prompting health authorities to launch an investigation.

According to Jeonbuk health authorities on the 12th, a report was received that a man in his 30s, Mr. A, who received the Janssen vaccine at the Buan-gun Public Health Center the previous night, exhibited a high fever of around 40 degrees Celsius. Upon investigation, health authorities confirmed that a private commissioned medical institution administered 5 to 6 times the recommended dose (0.5㎖) to Mr. A and four others. The Janssen vaccine is supposed to be divided among five people per vial, but the hospital staff administered the entire vial to a single person.

The five individuals were transferred to the intensive care unit at Jeonbuk National University Hospital and other facilities for observation. Health authorities explained that although Mr. A showed fever symptoms, his condition was not life-threatening. Additionally, while Mr. B, who was hospitalized, showed elevated inflammation markers beyond normal levels, no other patients exhibited serious side effects.

The Buan-gun Public Health Center stated, "It has been confirmed that the hospital staff administered one vial of the Janssen vaccine entirely to one person," and added, "We plan to reissue vaccination guidelines to hospitals in the jurisdiction."

Meanwhile, it was also reported that a hospital in Incheon administered approximately half the recommended dose (0.5㎖) of the AstraZeneca (AZ) vaccine to about 40 people on the same day, prompting authorities to investigate. The Korea Disease Control and Prevention Agency stated in a reference document that they are investigating the exact vaccine doses administered to those vaccinated.

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