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CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) – West Virginia National Guard said on Wednesday 42 people were accidentally injected with antibodies to fight COVID-19 instead of the Moderna COVID-19 vaccine, WCHS-TV reported .
The Regeneron antibody injections were given at a clinic hosted by the Boone County Department of Health. The guard said he did not think there was a risk of harm to the 42 people who received the wrong shot.
“The moment we were made aware of what happened, we acted immediately to correct it, and we immediately reviewed and strengthened our protocols to improve our distribution process to prevent this from happening again,” Maj. Gen. James Hoyer, adjutant general of the West Virginia National Guard, said in a press release Thursday.
All those who received the wrong shot have been contacted or are in the process of being contacted, the statement said. The State Department of Health and Human Resources will follow up with them, and they will be given priority status to obtain the vaccine.
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