A 91-year-old Ohio amputee collided, collapsed and died almost after accidentally receiving the second dose of the COVID-19 Modern vaccine twice just four hours away.
Victor Smith, of the Cincinnati suburb of Hamilton, received the first dose of the Modern vaccine at Fort Hamilton Hospital in January, according to the Cincinnati Enquirer.
He went to get the second dose of the vaccine at the Butler County Fairgrounds on Feb. 25, his daughter, Dawn Smith-Theodore, wrote on Facebook.
At the fairgrounds, Smith received a vaccination card that had his first name written on it, but an incorrect last name, according to his daughter.
“As it turns out, he was a Victor, but he was a different last name,” Smith-Theodore said.
After receiving the second dose, he was sent to the Jamestowne Rehab facility in Hamilton, which is run by Community First Solutions.
On Feb. 25, 91-year-old Victor Smith of the Cincinnati suburb of Hamilton, Ohio, received two doses of the second shot of the Modern COVID-19 vaccine.
Smith received the first dose of the Modern vaccine at Fort Hamilton Hospital in January
He went to get the second dose of the vaccine at the Butler County Fairgrounds on Feb. 25, his daughter, Dawn Smith-Theodore (pictured with her father) wrote on Facebook.
Four hours after receiving the second shot, a fire officer entered the facility to administer the vaccine to a man of the same name.
“At 3:45, a firefighter from the fire department came in and said they had a shot at Victor and they said,‘ Victor Smith, ’and he said‘ yes, ’” Smith-Theodore told WKRC-TV .
And they went into my father’s room. No one went with them.
“They were there for nine minutes and administered another vaccine against Moderna.”
She added, “My father said ‘I have two shots.'”
Moments later, Smith-Theodore received a phone call informing her that her father was experiencing respiratory problems and that he was being taken to Fort Hamilton Hospital.
She said they made her believe her father’s life was in danger.
After receiving the second dose, he was sent to the Jamestowne Rehab facility in Hamilton, which is run by Community First Solutions.
“Yesterday, when I spoke to my father and he was able to whisper two words: he broke my heart because I didn’t have the vaccine, so I can’t come and see him,” said Smith-Theodore, who lives in Pumpkins, California. , he said on March 1st.
“So I haven’t seen my father in a year.”
Fortunately, his condition improved and he is now recovering in hospital.
I want to see my dad get better. I want to see that this doesn’t happen to anyone else, ”Smith-Theodore said.
The City of Hamilton and Community First Solutions issued a statement saying, “There was an incident in which a resident of the City of Hamilton inadvertently received two doses of the COVID-19 vaccine on the same day.
“The individual was a patient at Jamestowne Rehabilitation, where all vaccines are completed by outsiders who are trained and properly certified, in this case Hamilton City firefighters.
Four hours after receiving the second shot, a fire officer entered the facility to administer the vaccine to a man of the same name.
Jamestowne staff recognized the patient’s signs of distress and responded immediately.
“The patient was taken to hospital and the family was quickly contacted.
Both Jamestowne and the Hamilton City Fire Department have begun investigations into the incident.
“Our thoughts go with the patient and their family as their recovery continues.”