Vaccinations in Texas: 8-year-old boy administered the COVID vaccine by mistake in Dallas County

TEXAS – Texas Fire Department officials admit that an 8-year-old boy was recently vaccinated by mistake.

The colossal error occurred at a COVID-19 vaccine site in Grand Prairie.

Dallas County requires people to apply online before receiving the vaccine – and the date of birth is required on the registration form.

In a statement, a Dallas County judge wrote that the human error of a third party who oversees the county’s vaccination record list was the root cause of the error.

The judge said the automated screening process initially identified minors as not yet eligible and placed them on a list with others who are not eligible. Since eligibility was open to include people over 16, human error caused minors to be moved to an eligible group without checking age requirements.

Jenkins said the county’s Information Technology department is working with this third-party company to ensure that it doesn’t happen again.

As of March 29, Texans aged 16 and over became eligible to receive the vaccine in Texas.

However, it has not yet been approved for anyone younger than that age.

“At this point, we don’t have enough information about the children to say that they are ready to receive that dose or these specific vaccines, so it is premature to give them,” said an expert.