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– Victor Smith, 91, was in an Ohio rehab clinic when his appointment for a second coronavirus vaccine arrived on Jan. 25. He was taken to a county location and returned, Live Science reports. “When he came back, I talked to him, he was good,” his daughter, Dawn Smith Theodore, said. It was also the day of the vaccination at the rehab center, and a firefighter showed up a while later and said he had a dose for Victor. “The nurse said‘ Victor Smith? “and he said, ‘Yes,’ so they gave him the room number,” said his daughter. But the dose was supposed to go to another Victor at the clinic, according to WGCL. “I have two shots,” Smith told his daughter. After the second shot, Smith’s blood pressure dropped and he collided. “I was practically told I wouldn’t get it,” Theodore said.
But his father recovered. Smith had had his first shot three days before; doses are supposed to be given weeks apart. The City of Hamilton said the rehabilitation center and fire department, which is in charge of vaccinations at the clinic, are investigating, according to WLWT. No one said what brand of vaccine Smith received. In Australia, two patients, aged 88 and 94, were given up to four times the recommended dose of Pfizer vaccine last month by ABC. They also recovered. Experts attributed the error to the vaccine that was presented in multidose vials; Australian health professionals are accustomed to vaccines in single-dose containers. The doctor who did the shooting had not had the necessary training. (Read more stories about the coronavirus vaccine).