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CANBERRA, Feb.24 (Xinhua) – Two elderly Australians received a higher dose of Pfizer’s COVID-19 vaccine than recommended, Australian Health Minister Greg Hunt confirmed on Wednesday.
Hunt said the 88-year-old man and 94-year-old woman in Queensland were being monitored but showed no signs of an adverse reaction to the doses.
Both were reportedly receiving four times the recommended dose of the vaccine, but Hunt could not confirm this, saying an investigation was underway.
“It has not been confirmed, because it is actually very difficult to know what was in the needle,” he told a news conference in Canberra.
The doctor who administered the vaccines has been removed from the launch.
“Regarding the individual physician, we will leave the investigation if they did not understand or complete it, but it was a serious violation in terms of following protocol,” Hunt said.
“Both patients are being monitored and neither is showing any signs of an adverse reaction. But it is a reminder of the importance of safeguards.”
It happened only on the second day of the launch of the coronavirus vaccine in Australia.
Medical Director Paul Kelly said the vaccine administration training modules may need to be reviewed.
“This was a mistake, simple or not, we left that to investigation.” Final product
