After a nurse replaced the COVID-19 vaccine with saline, nearly 9,000 people in Germany may need to be vaccinated again.
The German nurse admitted to replacing the dose of the Pfizer-BioNTech coronavirus vaccine with saline to cover the dripping medicine bottle and is currently under investigation.
Authorities believe that the nurse injected 6 people with saline instead of COVID-19 vaccine at the German Red Cross vaccination center in April. However, the police now believe that the nurse may have changed vaccinations several times. Business insider Report.
Local authorities are now calling for the 8,557 people who were vaccinated between March 5 and April 20 to be vaccinated again to ensure that they are vaccinated against COVID-19. According to the report, the affected people included people over 70 who visited the Friesland vaccination center, as well as employees of hospice care, mobile care services, educators and doctors.
People who are vaccinated during this period are now being urged to schedule another appointment for vaccination. It is not clear how many of the 8,557 vaccinated people received normal saline. The authorities pointed out that the nurse did not cooperate during the investigation.
“Since we don’t know if, how many and who were specifically affected, and we’re talking about a seven-week period, we’ve asked everyone to repeat it,” Claudia, deputy head of the new crown crisis in Lower Saxony. · Schroder (Claudia Schröder) said.The team, tell the German Public Radio Ed.
“Even then, repeated vaccination is advisable, and if the vaccination is successful, there is no problem. In that case, this will not increase protection, but it is completely harmless. So now this is the method of choice,” she said.
The 40-year-old nurse was not caught until after confiding in a colleague on Saturday. She was suspended since then.
German authorities are investigating the nurse’s motives. Investigators said she had previously shared posts criticizing the vaccine on social media accounts.
According to a report, health officials have fully vaccinated 57.3% of the German population. Reuters analysis.
The German authorities have since implemented new coronavirus regulations, including the cancellation of free rapid testing, to encourage more residents to receive the COVID-19 vaccine. According to reports, people who have not been vaccinated are also required to pay for testing, which is necessary for attending indoor gatherings, restaurant visits and church services. protector.
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