Six children received on Saturday "
by mistake
" too strong a dose of Pfizer vaccine in a vaccination center in Le Mans, where Prime Minister Jean Castex had gone the same day, we learned from the prefecture of the Sarthe and the ARS.
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On Saturday, the departmental large-capacity vaccination center in Le Mans, open since December 15, "
activated a pediatric vaccination line for children aged 5 to 11, at risk of severe forms of Covid-19 and for children living in the entourage of an immunocompromised person
”, indicated in a press release the prefecture of Sarthe and the ARS Pays de la Loire, confirming information from the local press.
The doctor immediately contacted the families
Normally, the dose given for this age group corresponds to 10 micrograms of pediatric Pfizer and is increased to 30 micrograms of Pfizer Comirnaty from the age of 12, according to the same source.
"
During the first vaccinations, six children received erroneously a dose of 20 mcg (micrograms
ed
) Pfizer Comirnaty. Noting this anomaly, in addition to the measures taken for the doses of the following vaccines, the referring physician of the vaccination center immediately contacted the families concerned to inform them and set up with them the necessary follow-up measures (...)
”, continues the press release.
According to the Regional Health Agency, the possible post-vaccination effects for these six children may be mainly fever and body aches.
"
None of the families has so far recalled the head doctor who had been informed of the few symptoms which had manifested themselves during the first contact (no symptoms for five children, fatigue and aches for the 6th)
", specify the prefecture and the ARS.
Jean Castex had visited this vaccinodrome on Saturday, exchanging with several people who had come to be vaccinated, mainly booster doses.
