Forty-two people in West Virginia who were supposed to receive the Modern coronavirus vaccine were treated with Regeneron antibodies, due to a mixture at a county clinic, the National Guard admitted on Thursday. state.
The error occurred Wednesday at an event hosted by Boone County Health Department personnel and those who received antibody treatment will be monitored as a precaution, the West Virginia National Guard said in a statement.
Medical experts from the state’s COVID-19 working group say they do not believe the 42 people face any risk or harm. The National Guard added that people will be vaccinated with priority.
“The moment we were notified of what happened, we acted immediately to correct it and immediately reviewed and strengthened our protocols to improve our distribution process to prevent this from happening again,” he said. say General James Hoyer, Deputy General of the West Virginia National Guard.
Officials did not clarify how the mistake was made.
Tsar COVID-19 of the state, Dr. Clay Marsh, assured that Regeneron antibody treatment is safe and was received by President Trump.
“The products administered are antibodies that fight COVID-19,” Marsh said. “In fact, this product was the same one that was administered to President Trump when he became infected. While this injection is not harmful, it was replaced by the vaccine.
Trump promoted Regeneron’s effectiveness when he became infected with the virus in October. The Food and Drug Administration granted emergency use authorization for treatment in November.