Massachusetts CVS pharmacy gave 'a limited number' of patients too little of the Moderna COVID-19 vaccine, shorting their dosages by 40%
A CVS in Ipswich, Massachusetts, gave a 'limited number of patients' the wrong dose of the Moderna coronavirus vaccine on Monday
Patients were given a 0.3 mililiter (mL) dose, 40% lower than the correct 0.5 mL dose recommended by CDC
Doctors and the CDC say that as long a patient's first shot is a half-dose, or 0.25 mL, they will be fully protected once they receive a second dose
As of Thursday, 41 million Americans - 12.5% of the population - have received one dose and 16.1 million - 4.9% of the population - are fully immunized
By Mary Kekatos Senior Health Reporter For Dailymail.com
Published: 15:42 EST, 18 February 2021 | Updated: 16:33 EST, 18 February 2021
Multiple patients at a CVS pharmacy in Massachusetts were given wrong dosages of the Moderna coronavirus vaccine on Monday.
A CVS spokesman told DailyMail.com that the drug store in Ipswich - 30 miles from Boston - gave some people a 0.3 mililiter (mL) dose instead of the correct 0.5 mL dose recommended by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).
This is 40 percent lower than the dose they should have received.
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