Manitoba Health Says Mother and 3-Year-Old Boy Got COVID-19 Vaccine by Mistake – Winnipeg | The Canadian News

Manitoba Health and Seniors Care says a mother and her three-year-old son mistakenly received an adult dose of the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine instead of a flu shot.

The department says in a statement that the error occurred on Nov. 24 in the Prairie Mountain Health region.

Manitoba Health says the mother was informed about what happened and given information about the risks, which it adds are low.

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The department did not confirm if it was the first time someone received a COVID-19 vaccine in error, but it says medication errors rarely occur.

The statement adds that the person who immunized the mother and daughter acknowledged and reported the error to a supervisor and no further action would be taken against that person.

Manitoba Health says that health region staff have contacted the family to discuss what happened, as well as to provide an update on an investigation into the error.

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