Officials: 77 Inmates at Iowa Prison Given Overdoses of COVID-19 Vaccine
Officials admitted 77 inmates at a Fort Madison, Iowa prison were given overdoses of COVID-19 vaccine.
The dosages reportedly exceeded the amount recommended by the manufacturer.
Both Pfizer and the CDC said not to expect any major side effects.
WFIN reported:
(FORT MADISON, Iowa) — Dozens of inmates at an Iowa prison were given overdoses of a COVID-19 vaccine, officials said.
Two medical staff members from the Iowa Department of Corrections incorrectly administered the vaccine — developed by U.S. pharmaceutical giant Pfizer and its German partner BioNTech — to 77 inmates at the Iowa State Penitentiary, a maximum-security prison for men located in Fort Madison, about 90 miles southeast of Iowa City.
