ROME — A 23-year-old woman who was mistakenly injected with too many shots of the Pfizer/BioNTech coronavirus vaccine was given four, rather than six doses, Italian health authorities said Tuesday. The woman received the extra doses from a nurse who failed to dilute the doses, injecting her by accident with three more than intended. ADVERTISEMENTHealth authorities initially said the woman, a clinical psychology intern, received six doses, but corrected their mistake on Tuesday. Those tests found no “particular consequences” for patients, a local health body in the central Italian region of Tuscany said in a statement Tuesday. Overdoses of the Pfizer vaccine have previously been reported in the United States, Australia, Germany and Israel.

Source: Philippine Daily Inquirer May 12, 2021 06:00 UTC