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A “small number” of people received an injection of saline only instead of the COVID-19 vaccine during a vaccination clinic at Sauk Center on March 12, CentraCare told Bring Me The News in a statement.
The COVID-19 vaccine is usually mixed with a saline solution before it is administered, but in this case, people received only saline.
“The problem was discovered in a short time and the affected people were contacted and rescheduled for the real vaccine,” said CentraCare.
The good news is that there is no medical concern related to the injection of saline solution.
“We understand the anxiety and disappointment that this brings to those who thought they had received this long-awaited vaccine,” said CentraCare. “The incident was resolved immediately with the team involved and new processes were put in place to ensure that the error does not happen again.”
Something similar happened at a Hy-Vee in Mankato in February. Sixty-two people received the vaccine mixed with sterile water, which is commonly used to dilute vaccines, instead of the saline solution provided by Pfizer. There was also no cause for medical concern in that incident.
As of March 14, more than 1.2 million Minnesota residents had received at least one dose of the COVID-19 vaccine, with more than 750,000 Minnesota residents completing the series of two-dose vaccines, data from the Department of Health of Minnesota show. Minnesota.