BOONE COUNTY, W.Va (WDTV) – 42 people received the product Regeneron Antibody instead of Moderna Vaccine, according to a press release from the West Virginia National Guard.
This incident happened at a vaccination clinic hosted by Boone County Department of Health officials.
According to the statement, medical experts from the Joint Interagency Task Force do not believe there is any risk of harm to these 42 individuals.
The Regeneron Antibody product that individuals received was the same product that was administered to President Trump when he was infected, according to the state’s COVID-19 Czar, Dr. Clay Marsh.
All individuals who received the antibody have been contacted or are in the process of contact. DHHR will also regularly monitor all individuals who have received the antibody as an additional precaution. The vaccine will be offered to these individuals as soon as possible, with priority status.
“The moment we were notified of what happened, we acted immediately to correct it and immediately revised and strengthened our protocols to improve our distribution process to prevent this from happening again,” said General James Hoyer, Adjutant General of the West Virginia. “I am still incredibly proud of everything that our team has accomplished. Our number one goal is to save lives and, as we continue to increase the distribution of the vaccine across the state, we continue to save more and more lives every day. ”
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