A corona vaccination center in Hanover accidentally inoculated an adult vaccine on 42 children. This shouldn’t have any negative consequences for the children.
Hanover – In a corona vaccination center in Hanover, 42 boys and girls received vaccine with the higher concentration for adults. The vaccine for five to eleven year olds was actually intended for the children in the vaccination center at the zoo, as a spokeswoman for the Hanover region announced on Monday (03.01.2022).
However, according to the head specialist at the health department, Marlene Graf, no serious consequences are to be expected.
Corona vaccination for children: check processes again
“According to our knowledge, possible side effects should be limited to local reactions and fever reactions. From a medical point of view, it is an unnecessary increased dose of the vaccine, which should not have a negative effect, “said Graf, according to the announcement. All parents of the children concerned had been informed directly by the regional administration by phone and email, it said.
“Even if no serious health consequences are to be expected, something like this should not have happened,” said regional president Steffen Krach (SPD). “This must not be repeated under any circumstances, we have to check all processes again.” The region will immediately analyze how the error could have come about.
Corona vaccination for children: Advice centers for parents
The Biontech / Pfizer corona vaccine for 5 to 11 year olds was approved by the EU Commission on November 26, 2021 and has been delivered to service providers since December 13. The vaccine preparation is dosed lower and bottled differently, but children and adolescents are already given a higher dose by the age of 12.
So far, the Biontech / Pfizer corona vaccine for children between the ages of five and eleven has not been known to have any serious side effects. The corona vaccination is a sensitive issue for many parents. There are therefore sufficient opportunities for advice from doctors in the communal vaccination centers. (ktho / dpa)
