File photo: Getty ImagesAn error at a vaccination centre in Canterbury earlier this month meant 13 people may have received a lower dose of the Covid-19 vaccine than intended, the Health Ministry has confirmed. The Ministry said that no patient harm would have occurred from the vaccine error. It said the Ministry of Health was working closely with the vaccination team to support their response to each person affected. The Covid-19 vaccination programme's national director Jo Gibbs said there was also an incident at the Wigram vaccination clinic in Christchurch where vaccine stock did not match the number of doses administered. All 159 people who received the vaccine that day were contacted within a week and were offered a repeat dose.

Source: Otago Daily Times August 28, 2021 01:41 UTC