CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) – The West Virginia National Guard said Wednesday 42 people were accidentally injected with antibodies to fight COVID-19 instead of the Modern COVID-19 vaccine, WCHS-TV reported.
Injections of the Regeneron antibody product were made during a clinic hosted by the Boone County Department of Health. The guard said he did not believe there was any risk of harm to the 42 people who received the wrong shot.
“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 noted. General James Hoyer, deputy general of the West Virginia National Guard, said in a press release Thursday.
According to the statement, everyone who received the wrong shot has been contacted or is in the process of being contacted. The state Department of Health and Human Resources will monitor them and give them priority status to get the vaccine.
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