16 junior high school students in Taitung mistakenly received the COVID-19 vaccine, and the CDC initially discovered 3 errors
Sixteen students from Dawu Junior High School in Taitung County were scheduled to receive the publicly funded influenza vaccine, but they were mistakenly given the Moderna COVID-19 vaccine. The CDC pointed out that three verification procedures were not implemented.
Quick Look
- Sixteen students from Dawu Junior High School in Taitung County were scheduled to receive influenza vaccines, but they were mistakenly given the Moderna COVID-19 vaccine.
- Lin Mingcheng, deputy director of the Department of Disease Control and Prevention, said that it was initially found that at least three verification procedures were not implemented before the vaccine left the warehouse and was vaccinated.
- A detailed investigation is pending to be reported by the Taitung County Health Bureau.
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Why It Matters
An item error occurred when the Dawu Township Health Center went to Dawu Junior High School for campus influenza vaccination.
Lin Mingcheng, deputy director of the Department of Disease Control and Prevention, said that 16 students from Dawu Junior High School mistakenly received the Moderna COVID-19 vaccine. It was initially found that at least three verification procedures were not implemented from the time the vaccine left the warehouse to before vaccination.
Sixteen students from Dawu Junior High School in Taitung County were scheduled to receive the publicly funded influenza vaccine yesterday, but they were mistakenly given the Moderna COVID-19 vaccine. Lin Mingcheng, deputy director of the Department of Disease Control and Prevention, said today that it was initially found that at least three verification procedures were not implemented from the time the vaccine was shipped out of the warehouse to before vaccination, and a detailed investigation is still pending to be reported by the Taitung County Health Bureau.
The Dawu Township Health Center went to Dawu Junior High School yesterday for school influenza vaccination and mistakenly administered the Moderna XFG COVID-19 vaccine to 16 eighth- and ninth-grade students. The health center immediately suspended operations after discovery. After confirming the vaccine items, the remaining students were vaccinated against influenza.
Lin Mingcheng pointed out that the three omissions currently understood are as follows:
●The vaccine was not checked by two people when it was shipped out of the warehouse: When the vaccine was taken out, the vaccine item was not confirmed by a second person.
●Failure to implement "three readings and five pairs" before vaccination: the vaccinators did not follow the procedures to check the identity of the vaccinator, vaccine name and other information.
●The vaccine was not shown to the students before vaccination: The vaccinator did not let the students confirm which vaccine was about to be administered.
Lin Mingcheng said that all three errors can be improved immediately. How many COVID-19 and influenza vaccines were brought to the school that day, and whether there were any errors in other aspects of the work, are still awaiting reports from the health center and investigation by the Health Bureau. Whether or not to be punished will be handled by the Health Bureau based on the investigation results and the severity of the case.
What to Watch
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The Taitung County Health Bureau will handle punishments based on the investigation results and the severity of the case.
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Open Questions
- What is the subsequent health status of students who were accidentally vaccinated?
- What kind of punishment will the Health Bureau ultimately impose on those who neglect their duties?
