A medical staff at a hospital in Jeonju, Jeollabuk-do, accidentally vaccinated an elementary school student with the Corona 19 vaccine.
The health authorities are investigating the circumstances of the hospital, saying, "Domestic minors are not eligible for the COVID-19 vaccine so far."
According to the Jeollabuk-do Province, yesterday (13th), a pediatric and adolescent medical team in Deokjin-gu, Jeonju, vaccinated Pfizer vaccine to group A (12) who visited the hospital.
Group A was found to have received the vaccine after visiting the hospital to treat eye sty with her mother.
At that time, group A's mother was away for a while to go to the bathroom.
The health authorities reported that group A entered the injection room knowing that he was calling when the medical staff called the inoculator.
The hospital said, "I did not know that I was an elementary school student because of my large body," and "the medical staff misunderstood the vaccination," it is known that he admitted his negligence.
Group A is currently resting at home without any major adverse reactions.
An official from the provincial health authorities said, "I don't understand why the medical staff made such a mistake, although anyone can tell the difference between 19 and 12-year-olds (the subject of vaccination). We will thoroughly guide you through the manual.”