A 91-year-old Ohio amputee went into shock, passed out, and nearly died after accidentally receiving the second dose of the COVID-19 Modern vaccine twice, just four hours apart.
Victor Smith, from 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 fetched the second dose of the vaccine at the Butler County Fairgrounds on February 25, wrote his daughter, Dawn Smith-Theodore on Facebook.
On the fair grounds, Smith received a vaccination card with his first name written there, but an incorrect surname, according to his daughter.
“It turns out it was a Victor, but it was a different surname,” said Smith-Theodore.
After receiving the second dose, he was sent to the Jamestowne Rehab facility in Hamilton, managed by Community First Solutions.
Victor Smith, 91, from the Cincinnati suburb of Hamilton, Ohio, accidentally received two doses of the second injection of the Modern COVID-19 vaccine on February 25.
Smith received the first dose of the Moderna vaccine at Fort Hamilton Hospital in January
He went to take the second dose of the vaccine at the Butler County Fairgrounds on February 25, his daughter, Dawn Smith-Theodore (pictured with her father) wrote on Facebook
Four hours after receiving the second shot, a fire department officer entered the facility to administer the vaccine to a man of the same name.
‘At 3:45, a fireman from the fire department came in and said he had a chance for Victor, and they said,’ Victor Smith, ‘and he said’ yes ‘,’ Smith-Theodore told WKRC-TV.
– And they went to my dad’s room. Nobody went with them.
‘They stayed there for nine minutes and administered another vaccine from Moderna.’
She added: ‘My father said’ I have two vaccines ‘.’
Moments later, Smith-Theodore received a phone call informing him that his father was having breathing problems and was being rushed to Fort Hamilton Hospital.
She said she was led to believe that her father’s life was in danger.
After receiving the second dose, he was sent to the Jamestowne Rehab facility in Hamilton, managed by Community First Solutions.
‘Yesterday, when I talked to my dad and he could mumble two words – it was painful for me because I didn’t get my vaccine, so I can’t go see him,’ Smith-Theodore, who lives in Calabasas, California, said on 1 March.
– So I haven’t seen my dad in a year.
Fortunately, his condition has improved and he is now recovering in the hospital.
‘I want to see my dad get better. I want to see that it doesn’t happen to anyone else, ‘said Smith-Theodore.
Hamilton City and Community First Solutions released a statement that said: ‘An incident occurred in which a Hamilton City resident inadvertently received two doses of the COVID-19 vaccine on the same day.
“The individual was a patient at Jamestowne Rehabilitation, where all vaccinations are carried out by trained and properly certified third parties, in this case the Hamilton City Fire Department.
Four hours after receiving the second shot, a fire department officer entered the facility to administer the vaccine to a man of the same name
Jamestowne’s team recognized the patient’s signs of distress and responded immediately.
“The patient was transported to the hospital and the family was immediately contacted.
‘Both Jamestowne and the Hamilton City Fire Department began investigations into the incident.
‘Our thoughts are with the patient and his family as he continues his recovery.’