Yoshinogawa City, Tokushima Prefecture, announced on the 23rd that it stopped the vaccination halfway and discarded 12 vaccines because a syringe with a small vaccine capacity was found in the vaccination of the new coronavirus at a facility for the elderly. Did.
According to Yoshinogawa City, on the 23rd, 20 new coronavirus vaccines were given to residents and staff of elderly facilities in the city.
The nurse prepared the vaccines in four containers after diluting them with saline and then putting them in a total of 20 syringes, but one of them was found to have only about half the capacity. I did.
At this point, eight people had already been vaccinated, and at the doctor's discretion, the vaccination was stopped halfway and the remaining 12 vaccines were discarded.
According to the city, the vaccine may have been diluted with less saline than expected, or it may have been added more than expected, one at a time when placed in a syringe.
The city may have had more vaccines than usual in some syringes as a result, but it is not known if it was actually used for vaccination and will continue to monitor the health of those who have been vaccinated. is.
So far, no changes in physical condition have been confirmed in the vaccinated people.
In the future, the city will take measures such as checking with a pair of people when diluting the vaccine or putting it in a syringe.
Yo Miyamoto, General Manager of the Health and Welfare Department of Yoshinogawa City, commented, "We will continue to observe the health of eight people and strive to prevent such mistakes in the future."