Forty-two people expecting to receive the COVID-19 vaccine received the antibody used to treat infections, the West Virginia National Guard said Thursday.
The guard said the affected people went to a clinic in Boone County to receive the Moderna vaccine, but were accidentally given the Regeneron antibody, according to Fox News.
Beneficiaries of antibodies have not been exposed to the risk of harm, according to medical experts in the Joint Interagency Task Force, which coordinates the state’s vaccination efforts.
“When we were notified of what had happened, we acted immediately to correct it and immediately revised and strengthened our protocols to improve our distribution process, to prevent this from happening again.” General James Hoyer, Adjutant General of the West Virginia National Guard, said in a press release.
The errors, which came to light on Wednesday, took place at a clinic hosted by the Boone County Health Department. All people who received the wrong injection were contacted, according to the statement.
President Donald Trump praised Regeneron for helping him cure COVID-19 after contracting the virus in November.
The Food and Drug Administration then approved the emergency use of experimental treatment, which involves monoclonal antibodies or manufactured copies of antibodies created by the human body to help fight infections.
“The products administered are antibodies that fight COVID-19,” said Dr. Clay Marsh, the state’s COVID-19 tsar. Although this injection is not harmful, it has been replaced with the vaccine. But this event gives our management team an important opportunity to review and improve the safety and vaccination process for every West Virginian.
The Guard said no other shipments of vaccines were affected, and the working group reviewed and strengthened all vaccine-related protocols.
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