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A vaccination station for children (symbolic image)
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In the vaccination center at the zoo in Hanover, 42 boys and girls received vaccine with the higher concentration for adults.
For the children, the vaccine was actually intended for five to eleven year olds, as a spokeswoman for the Hanover region announced on Monday.
According to the head specialist at the health department, Marlene Graf, however, no serious consequences are to be expected.
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 that should not have a negative effect, «said Graf according to the message.
All parents of the children concerned had been informed directly by the regional administration by phone and email, it said.
Reasons unclear so far - error should be cleared up
"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." They will immediately analyze how the error could have come about.
Only the Biontech children's vaccine is currently approved for children between the ages of five and eleven.
The preparation is dosed lower and bottled differently.
(Read more about the differences here)
In December there was already a vaccination failure among children in North Rhine-Westphalia.
In a vaccination center in Attendorn, however, three children under the age of 12 were accidentally vaccinated with the agent from Moderna.
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