A hospital in California admits that it gave the COVID-19 vaccine to “several” people who are not online health professionals – after a woman took to Facebook to brag that she was getting a dose because a family member had connections. “When I woke up this morning, I didn’t think I was going to get the COVID-19 vaccine today. But here we are. I am so happy, ” the woman, who is reportedly a 33-year-old Disney employee, wrote in a post that has since been deleted. Strangely, she added, “Science is basically my religion, so this was a big deal for me.”
The Pasadena Star-News reported that the woman, whose name was withheld, posted a photo of a vaccination card from Redlands Community Hospital. The hospital did not confirm that a specific woman had been vaccinated, but did say that after doctors and staff received the vaccine, “there were several doses left.” It added, “Because the reconstituted Pfizer vaccine must be used or disposed of within hours, different doses were administered to non-primary care health professionals so that valuable vaccine would not be thrown away.” Andrew Noymer, associate professor of public health at UC Irvine, told the paper that the statement “does not pass the odor test.”
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