TEXAS – Texas firefighters say an 8-year-old boy was recently accidentally vaccinated.
The colossal error occurred at a COVID-19 vaccination site in Grand Prairie.
Dallas County requires people to register online before receiving the vaccine – and the date of birth is required on the registration form.
In a statement, a Dallas County judge wrote that human error by a third party overseeing the county’s immunization record was the root cause of the error.
Jenkins said the county’s information technology department is working with that third-party company to make sure it doesn’t happen again.
As of March 29, Texans over the age of 16 have become eligible to receive the vaccine in Texas.
However, it has not yet been approved for anyone under that age.
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