2 Children Mistakenly Given Adult Doses Of COVID-19 Vaccine At Pop-Up Clinic

11/3/21 UPDATE: The parent of the 7-year-old mistakenly fixed an big COVID vaccine dose, says her lad is doing “okay” aft getting the shot.

GARLAND, Texas (CBSDFW.COM) – It’s not uncommon to spot vaccination opportunities astatine gatherings astir the country, but this past play successful Texas, a “Trunk oregon Treat” lawsuit went precise wrong. Now, a household wants answers aft their 6-year-old son, and the 7-year-old lad of a neighbour mistakenly received big doses of the COVID-19 vaccine astatine a popular up session tally by the City of Garland’s wellness department.

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It happened Sunday, Oct. 31 astatine Mount Hebron Missionary Baptist Church successful Garland erstwhile nurses moving the session recommended the changeable to the families of the 2 boys, claiming that they were eligible. The families were past fixed a Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine consent form, indicating the same.

Though connected Sunday, the vaccine had yet to beryllium approved by the CDC for children aged 5-11.

“They asked america our kids ages, and truthful we told them 4 and 6, and they said ‘the 6-year-old tin evidently get it if you’d similar to spell up and bash that,’” said Julian Gonzalez, the genitor of the 6-year-old. “Going disconnected their assurance and what we work [on the form] we were each for it.”

It wasn’t until Monday that the Gonzalez family, and the household of the 7-year-old, received a telephone from the Garland Health Department letting them cognize not lone were the 2 boys not expected to get the vaccine, but that they each received big doses 3 times the recommended amount.

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“We recovered retired aft the information that the vials for the children’s vaccine should person been different, the needles should person been different…it should person been labeled specifically for kids so…where did that determination travel from? Who was it that told them they could spell up and connection it?” Gonzalez said.

The City of Garland released the pursuing connection connected the matter:

“The City of Garland Health Department (GHD) is reporting that 2 children nether the property of 12 were administered doses of the Pfizer vaccine successful mistake this weekend. GHD officials are successful connection with the parents of the children involved, who are monitoring the children for broadside effects. GHD besides has reported the incidental to authorities wellness officials and are further investigating the circumstances starring up to the error. The information and privateness of our patients is ever our apical priority. Due to diligent privacy, we cannot stock further accusation astatine this time.”

Gonzales says his lad experienced mean broadside effects yesterday, but contiguous is feeling better. Fortunately the family’s pediatrician says helium volition apt beryllium okay, but for present they’re monitoring his condition.

The authorities of the different lad is unknown.

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Still, Gonzalez said he’s frustrated and scared. “We’re conscionable connected borderline wholly until we spot this through.”