a journalist was summoned to be vaccinated because they thought he was 6 centimeters

It is Liam Thorp, political editor of the newspaper Liverpool Echo, who was genuinely confused when offered the vaccine this week, apparently ahead of schedule in the UK government’s vaccination plan, because according to records, his height was six centimeters, with which his body mass index rose to 28,000, while already a level of 40 or more is considered morbid obesity and, therefore, a risk factor.

Despite his astonishment, the reporter accepted the offer, but then decided to call his family doctor to explain why he was being asked to be vaccinated so urgently. That’s when the bug was discovered: her size was incorrectly stated a year ago.

The man accompanying me to the office took a deep breath and tried to keep his cool while informing me that instead of recording my height at 1.80 meters (6.2 feet), they had entered the system about 6.2 centimeters “Thorp said while commenting on one of the “strangest calls” he has ever received.

The reporter used the story to call for greater public awareness that similar errors can occur, so it is necessary to verify whether an invitation to be vaccinated against covid-19 has valid reasons.

“I can see the funny side of this story, but I also agree that there is a major problem that we need to solve. There are millions of medical appointments every day, and even though we care about the records are correct, sometimes there is data. errors, “commented the case Fiona Lemmens, physician and head of the Liverpool Clinical Commission Group.