Pfizer Vaccine Overdose Incident Occurs in Cheongju, Chungbuk

Administering a dose for 5 to 6 people to one person

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[Asia Economy Reporter Jin-ho Kim] An incident occurred at a medical institution in Cheongju, Chungcheongbuk-do, where the Pfizer vaccine was overdosed to 10 people.

According to Chungbuk Province on the 14th, it was confirmed belatedly that on the 12th and 13th, a private commissioned medical institution in Cheongwon-gu, Cheongju, administered 5 to 6 times the normal dose of the Pfizer vaccine to 10 residents.

In the case of the Pfizer vaccine, one vial is usually divided and administered to 5 to 6 people, but the investigation revealed that the medical institution injected the entire vial to one person.

Currently, the quarantine authorities, including the Cheongwon-gu Public Health Center, are monitoring the vaccinated individuals who have returned home for any adverse reactions. So far, only mild reactions such as headaches and fever, which can generally occur, have been reported in some vaccine recipients.

However, as the overdose became known, most of the vaccinated individuals expressed anxiety and protested that follow-up measures such as hospitalization were insufficient.

Previously, in June, a similar incident occurred in Buan-gun, Jeonbuk, where medical staff at a medical institution administered about five times the normal dose of the Janssen vaccine to five people.

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