8 People Vaccinated with Expired Pfizer Vaccine at Busan Hospital, Some Experience Stomach Pain and Body Aches

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[Asia Economy Yeongnam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Kim Yong-woo] An absurd incident occurred at a hospital in Busan where 8 people who received the COVID-19 vaccine were given vaccines past their expiration date.

According to Busan health authorities on the 2nd, an entrusted medical institution in Buk-gu used expired Pfizer vaccines for the second dose.

The vaccine expiration date was until the 27th of last month, but 8 people?4 on the 28th and 4 on the 30th?were injected with vaccines past their expiration date.

It is known that the vaccinated individuals included one person in their 20s, four in their 30s, two in their 50s, and one in their 70s, totaling 8 people.

Among them, two reported symptoms such as body aches or abdominal pain.

This fact was discovered during an inspection by the Buk-gu Public Health Center, which visited the entrusted medical institution to collect expired vaccines.

Buk-gu plans to monitor the recipients of the misadministered vaccines for adverse reactions for one week according to the Korea Disease Control and Prevention Agency manual and will send notification messages.

Busan health authorities stated, “The misadministration incident occurred due to a mistake by the vaccine management staff working at the medical institution.”

Busan City and the Buk-gu Public Health Center will conduct frequent inspections of the hospital for future management, review any negligence, and take actions such as terminating the entrusted medical institution contract.

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