A 91-year-old Ohio amputee went into shock, collapsed, and nearly died after accidentally receiving the second dose of the COVID-19 Moderna vaccine twice, just four hours apart.
According to the Cincinnati Enquirer, Victor Smith of the Cincinnati suburb of Hamilton received the first dose of the Moderna vaccine at Fort Hamilton Hospital in January.
He went on to get the second dose of the vaccine at the Butler County Fairgrounds on Feb. 25, his daughter, Dawn Smith-Theodore wrote on Facebook.
At the fair, Smith received a vaccination card on which his daughter said his first name was written, but an incorrect last name.
“It turned out it was Victor, but it was a different last name,” Smith-Theodore said.
After receiving the second dose, he was sent to the Jamestowne Rehab facility in Hamilton, which is run by Community First Solutions.
Victor Smith, 91, of the suburb of Hamilton, Ohio, accidentally received two doses of the second injection of the Moderna COVID-19 vaccine on February 25.
Smith received the first dose of the Moderna vaccine at Fort Hamilton Hospital in January
He went to get the second dose of the vaccine at the Butler County Fairgrounds on Feb. 25, his daughter, Dawn Smith-Theodore (pictured with her father) wrote on Facebook
Four hours after he received the second injection, a fire officer entered the facility to administer the vaccine to a man with the same first name.
“At 3:45 a.m. a firefighter from the fire department came in and said they had a shot at Victor, and they said, ‘Victor Smith,’ and he said ‘yes,'” Smith-Theodore told WKRC-TV .
And they entered my father’s room. Nobody went with them.
“They were there for nine minutes and got another vaccine from Moderna.”
She added, “My dad said, ‘I have two vaccines.’
Moments later, Smith-Theodore received a phone call saying her father was short of breath and was rushed to Fort Hamilton Hospital.
She said she was led to believe her father’s life was in danger.
After receiving the second dose, he was sent to the Jamestowne Rehab facility in Hamilton, which is run by Community First Solutions.
“Yesterday when I spoke to my dad and he was able to mumble two words – it was heartbreaking for me because I didn’t have my vaccine, so I can’t come see him,” Smith-Theodore, who lives in Calabasas, California. , said on March 1.
“So I haven’t seen my dad in a year.”
Fortunately, his condition has improved and he is now recovering in the hospital.
‘I want my dad to get better. I want to make sure this doesn’t happen to anyone else, ”Smith-Theodore said.
The City of Hamilton and Community First Solutions released a statement that read: ‘There was an incident in which a resident of the City of Hamilton accidentally received two doses of the COVID-19 vaccine on the same day.
The person was a patient of Jamestowne Rehabilitation, where all vaccinations are performed by third-party trained and properly certified, in this case the City of Hamilton Fire Department.
Four hours after receiving the second injection, a fire officer entered the facility to administer the vaccine to a man with the same first name
Jamestowne staff recognized the patient’s signs of anxiety and responded immediately.
The patient was taken to hospital and the family was immediately contacted.
Both Jamestowne and the City of Hamilton Fire Department have begun investigations into the incident.
“Our thoughts are with the patient and his family as he continues his recovery.”