Multiple patients who went to a CVS location in Massachusetts this week to get their coronavirus shots were given wrong dosages of the vaccine, according to the company.
A “limited number” of patients at the company’s pharmacy on Central Street in Ipswich were inadvertently given 0.3 milliliter doses of the COVID-19 vaccine instead of the correct 0.5 milliliter doses recommended by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, a spokesperson for CVS told MassLive in a statement.
It is unclear exactly how many people were affected by the mistake.
“We have contacted all affected patients to apologize for this incident and answer any questions they might have,” the spokesperson said. “We’ve reported it to the appropriate regulatory agencies and have taken the necessary steps to prevent this from occurring again.”
The spokesperson noted that based on CDC and clinical guidance, another dose of the vaccine is not recommended for the patients who were impacted by the company’s error. The people who were affected can get their previously scheduled second shot next month, according to the spokesperson.
WCVB reported a woman who received her vaccine for the viral respiratory infection Monday at the Ipswich location was contacted by a CVS pharmacist, who told her she was given the dosage for the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine, which is less than the Moderna vaccine.
According to the CDC’s website, the dosage for Pfizer-BioNTech’s vaccine is 0.3 milliliters, while Moderna’s is 0.5 millileters.
The dosage mistake is one in a line of mishaps that have occurred over the course of the rollout of the coronavirus vaccine in Massachusetts.
The State House New Service reported that lawmakers, after expressing frustration with the state’s rollout, are set to kick off hearings next week to examine Gov. Charlie Baker’s vaccination efforts and hear testimony from his administration about its distribution process and future plans.
Nearly all the members of the Massachusetts federal congressional delegation, excluding U.S. Rep. Richard Neal, also penned a letter to Baker earlier this week in which they called on him to set up a centralized vaccine pre-registration system. The lawmakers described the state’s current sign-up process as “disjointed and cumbersome.”
The state’s online booking portal crashed Thursday morning as nearly a million more Massachusetts residents became eligible to schedule an appointment to receive their COVID-19 vaccine.
The setback comes after Baker announced Wednesday the state would be allowing priority group 2 of Phase 2 of the rollout to receive their vaccines starting Thursday. The priority group includes people 65 years and older, individuals with at least two comorbidities that put them at high risk of coronavirus and residents and/or staff of low income and affordable senior housing.
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