The California Department of Health is notifying about 6,300 people to say they have received a lower than recommended dose of the COVID-19 vaccine, according to multiple reports.
Over the course of two days at the Oakland Coliseum, thousands were underdosed, presumably because of the type of syringe being used. That is, part of the vaccine may have remained in the syringe when the vaccine was administered.
Reports of underdosing surfaced last week, when the team working at the Coliseum presented their story.
Health officials say that people who may have received less than the full dose do not need to do anything differently and should be sure to receive the second dose of the vaccine.
“Although the recommended dose of the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine is 0.3 ml, the CDC has determined that any dosage of 0.15 ml or greater is safe and does not require a repeat dose to protect people from COVID-19” , said Ali Bay, a spokesman for the Department of Public Health, wrote in an email to the media.
“In this case, some individuals may have received a dose of 0.22 ml, which is well within the range defined by the CDC.”
State officials say that once the Colosseum team realized that the syringes were not giving the full dose, they found a solution and the correct doses were given.