Two Infants Hospitalized in After Getting Pfizer Shots by Mistake, Reports Say

In this Oct. 5, 2021, file photo a healthcare worker fills a syringe with the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine at Jackson Memorial Hospital in Miami. President Joe Biden’s most aggressive move yet to combat the COVID-19 pandemic is almost ready to see the light of day. - Sputnik International, 1920, 06.12.2021

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BUENOS AIRES (Sputnik) – Two newborns in Brazil were given coronavirus vaccine shots by mistake and had to be hospitalized, the Brazilian media reports.A two-month-old girl and a four-month-old boy were each given a Pfizer shot against COVID-19 instead of a combination immunising agent against diphtheria, tetanus (lockjaw), pertussis (whooping cough), and hepatitis B, the media outlet Uol said on Sunday.The 

Pfizer vaccine caused a severe reaction in both infants and they had to be hospitalized.The nurse who administered the vaccines was temporarily suspended and an administrative investigation is underway.

The Pfizer vaccine has been cleared for children as young as 5 in multiple countries. Brazil’s health regulator, Anvisa, approved the Pfizer/BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine for children over 12 years of age in June.

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