Manitoba Health and Seniors Care says a mother and her three-year-old child were once given the wrong adult dose of the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine instead of the flu shot.
The department said in a statement that the error occurred on November 24 in the Prairie Mountain Health area.
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Manitoba Health said the mother was informed of what happened and provided information about the risks, which it added were low.
The department would not confirm whether this is the first time someone has been mistakenly given a COVID-19 vaccine, but it said medication errors are rare.
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The statement added that the mother and child vaccinated had recognized and reported the error to a supervisor and that no further action would be taken against that person.
Manitoba Health said staff from the medical area have been in contact with the family to discuss what happened as well as an update on the investigation into the bug.
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