Why Is Vaccine Management Like This... Expired Pfizer Doses Administered in Busan → Ulsan → Daegu

What Crime Do Citizens Who Need a Third Vaccination Commit? Misadministered Cases Must Be Revaccinated

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[Asia Economy Yeongnam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Kim Yong-woo] A citizen in Daegu was vaccinated with an expired Pfizer vaccine.

Following Busan and Ulsan, a case of incorrect vaccination has occurred in Daegu, raising calls for proper management of vaccines.

Daegu City announced on the 4th that on the 26th of last month, seven people were vaccinated with expired Pfizer vaccines at a hospital located in Suseong-gu.

It was investigated that the hospital used expired vaccines due to staff negligence during the shift change of vaccine administration duties.

Daegu City decided to conduct revaccination for the seven vaccinated individuals three weeks later and issued a warning to the medical institution.

Earlier, from the end of last month to the beginning of this month, eight cases of incorrect vaccination occurred at a hospital in Buk-gu, Busan, with two of them complaining of abdominal pain and flu-like symptoms, and at a general hospital in Ulsan, 91 people received expired Pfizer vaccines.

If a vaccine that has expired even by one day is administered, it is considered as not vaccinated because it is uncertain whether antibodies will develop.

If the vaccine has expired less than a day ago, an expert advisory committee makes a case-by-case judgment.

If the vaccination is invalidated, the first dose must be taken again after three weeks. The second dose is administered at a six-week interval like general recipients. If the second dose is invalidated due to incorrect vaccination, revaccination is also required.

Citizens who have been incorrectly vaccinated will ultimately need to receive three injections to complete the vaccination.

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