17-year-old girl was mistakenly vaccinated with a dose of Coronavac in Osorno: mother accuses negligence | National

During the day this Tuesday a 17-year-old girl in Osorno, Los Lagos region was mistakenly inoculated with a dose of Coronavac, Covid-19 vaccine.

The above occurred at 4:45 p.m. in a vaccination center run by the Cesfam Pampa Alegre in the Francke sector. On the spot, a teenage girl who suffers from asthma was inoculated with the Chinese laboratory Sinovac.

This generated concern in the family, since despite the fact that the Institute of Public Health determined its use for those over 18 years of age, in the same way it was injected.

Carla Montes, mother of the 17-year-old, accuses negligence because they insisted that this vaccine was not appropriate for their daughter.

Meanwhile, Jaime Arancibia, head of the Municipal Health Department, he distanced himself from responsibility for these events

In addition, he pointed out that a medical report to determine whether or not it was an error by the officials.

Ana Hueichaqueo, provincial head of the National Immunization Program, affirmed that it was a programmatic error and that the young woman will have to be inoculated again.

Given the doubt raised by compliance with the national inoculation schedule, from the health seremi they referred to these facts.

“When it comes to vaccination for teens, it is not necessary to be guided by the official vaccination schedule ”, It indicated.