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77 inmates at Iowa prison incorrectly given up to six times the normal dose of Pfizer COVID vaccine

 

Staff from the Iowa Department of Corrections incorrectly gave 77 inmates overdoses of the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine, the department confirmed to the Des Moines Register.

 

The incident happened Tuesday at the maximum-security prison at Fort Madison, according to Cord Overton, a spokesperson for the department.

 

Overton said Thursday that none of the inmates became ill enough to need outside medical attention, such as hospitalization.

 

"The large majority of inmates continue to have very minor symptoms consistent with those that receive the recommended dose of the vaccine," he wrote in an email to the Register. "These include sore arm, body aches, and one inmate has experienced a low-grade fever, which was treatable with Tylenol."

 

Overton said early reports indicated the inmates were given up to six times the standard dose of the vaccine. He said prison officials have consulted with experts at the University of Iowa, the federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and Pfizer. He said the experts recommended the patients be monitored for at least 48 hours, but "they did not expect any inmates to have severe reactions."

 

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https://www.desmoinesregister.com/story/news/crime-and-courts/2021/04/21/iowa-prison-gives-overdoses-coronavirus-covid-19-vaccine-inmates-fort-madison-department-corrections/7328432002/