Corona breakdown in Bavaria: vaccines apparently too diluted - that now applies to those affected

Corona vaccinations in Bavaria broke down.

In a vaccination center, the vaccines were accidentally diluted too much.

Dillingen an der Donau - Corona * vaccines were accidentally diluted too much in a Swabian vaccination center.

42 citizens now need to be vaccinated again.

Corona vaccinations break down in Bavaria: those affected get another appointment

As a spokesman for the district office in Dillingen an der Donau said on Wednesday, routine follow-up checks revealed that in some cases there was not enough active ingredient in the syringes. The operator of the vaccination center in Wertingen near Augsburg * has now introduced additional security measures to rule out a similar incident in the future. First, the

reported on the case.

After the breakdown at the beginning of April, the group of those who might be affected was narrowed to 42.

Those affected have now been invited to a new corona vaccination on Wednesday.

At the beginning of June, the patients will then receive a third vaccination.

Before that, however, you can have an antibody test done to determine whether the immune system has already responded sufficiently to the first two injections.

Diluted with saline solution: breakdown with corona vaccinations in Bavaria

Before the vaccinations *, the medicinal products supplied by the manufacturer must be diluted with a specified amount of saline solution.

Then the vaccination syringes are drawn up with this mixture.

The error occurred in Wertingen when preparing the vaccinations *.

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