she mistakenly receives four doses of Pfizer vaccine instead of one

Astonishing news. An Italian woman was injected with four doses of Pfizer’s coronavirus vaccine. An error that led the 23-year-old to be placed under observation.

Virginia, a 23-year-old Italian girl, received a maxi-vaccine, four doses of Pfizer vaccine. At the start of this maddening news, six doses were mentioned, but it later turned out that the total was lower, reports the Corriere Della Sera on May 11, 2021. Analysis of the undiluted 0.45 milliliter vial that contained the six doses found that there was still a portion of liquid equivalent to two injections. “This is an important discovery because experiments on human Pfizer volunteers have shown tolerance up to four doses, beyond this amount there is no certainty about side effects.”, can we read in the newspaper which asked for explanations to the hospital Noa di Massa.

Six or four, how is that possible? The error is due to a nurse who made a mistake, instead of injecting a dose of the vaccine to the young medical trainee, she injected him on Sunday May 9, 2021 the entire vial. As a result, Virginia was placed under observation. “She still has a bit of a headache, fatigue and pain, but she is calmer”, his mother said.

I was convinced that the dilution had already been made

What exactly happened? “I took the vial and filled the syringe, the nurse told Corriere, convinced that the solution had already been diluted then, after inoculating the dose, I saw that there were five more syringes and I realized that the vaccine had not been diluted according to the procedure. ” An original vial contains an active principle which must be diluted in physiological serum to prepare six inoculations. “I was convinced that the dilution had already been made,” added the nurse.

For Virginia, no legal action in mind. “I spoke to my mother and she agrees that there should be no criminal charges. These things can happen, everyone is wrong, there is no malice. I do. read the eyes of the nurse who gave me the injection “, she asserted. The nurse is in shock, but happy that the young woman has granted her forgiveness. A story that ends well.

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