TEXAS – Texas fire officials admit an 8-year-old boy was recently vaccinated by mistake.
The colossal mistake occurred at a COVID-19 vaccine site in Grand Prairie.
Dallas County requires people to register online before receiving the vaccine, and the date of birth is required on the registration form.
In a statement, a Dallas county judge wrote that the human error of a third party overseeing the county’s immunization record list was the root cause of the error.
Jenkins said the county’s Information Technology department is working with this third-party company to make sure it doesn’t happen again.
As of March 29, Texans 16 years of age or older were eligible to receive the vaccine in Texas.
However, it has not yet been approved for anyone under that age.
Copyright © 2021 WABC-TV. All rights reserved.