‘None of the residents who received the vaccine diluent came to any harm and they were re-vaccinated on the same day' 😬
NHS directors offered their ‘sincere apologies’ for the error and assured no one had come to harm
Several care home residents in Scotland expecting to receive their dose of the coronavirus vaccine were instead injected with salt water. Some 11 residents at Millbrae Care Home, in Coatbridge, North Lanarkshire, were mistakenly given a saline solution used to dilute the Pfizer vaccine once removed from freezers, according to theTrudi Marshall, Health and Social Care North Lanarkshire nurse director, told Metro.co.uk: ‘None of the residents who received the vaccine diluent came to any harm and they were re-vaccinated on the same day.
‘The residents, their relatives and the care home staff were informed and we offered our sincere apologies for the error.’Ms Marshall added the incident occurred ‘at the beginning’ of the home’s vaccination programme. The Sunday Mail reported the correct doses were administered on December 16.The operator of Millbrae Care Home, Thistle Healthcare, said it was aware of the mistake.
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