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vaccine overdosing incident, doctor stood down
A Queensland doctor has been stood down after giving an incorrect dose of the Pfizer vaccine to two elderly patients.
Health Minister Greg Hunt has revealed an 88-year-old man and 94-year-old woman were given an overdose at Holy Spirit aged care home at Carseldine, Queensland, on Tuesday.
Mr Hunt said both patients were being monitored but had not shown signs of an adverse reaction.
The contractor has now stood down the doctor who administered the dose, after a nurse realised the mistake.
Mr Hunt commended her “strength of character and…
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