Kashiwa City, Chiba Prefecture, announced at a clinic in the city that 34 people had been vaccinated with the new coronavirus vaccine that had been mishandled.
According to the city, no health hazard has occurred to those who have been vaccinated so far.
According to the city of Kashiwa, Pfizer's new corona vaccine is required to be used within 6 hours of diluting with saline, but at clinics in the city between April 28 and this month. , 34 people, including medical staff and staff of facilities for the elderly, were vaccinated 44 times in total after 6 hours or more.
At the clinic, he misunderstood that he could use it for 24 hours after diluting it, so he noticed the mistake last week and reported it to the city.
According to the city, none of the people who have been vaccinated so far have suffered any health problems.
However, vaccines that have been diluted for more than 6 hours may be difficult to produce antibodies, so the city and clinic will consider conducting antibody tests on applicants and then inoculating them again. doing.
Akemi Yamazaki, director of the Kashiwa City Health Center, said, "I would like the medical staff who inoculates to confirm the usage method and make efforts to prevent recurrence."