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2 infants hospitalised in Brazil after getting Pfizer jab by mistake

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06 Dec 2021 13:17:33 | Update: 06 Dec 2021 13:19:10

A nurse takes care of a newborn baby in an incubator at the intensive care unit of the Nossa Senhora da Conceicao hospital, after the baby's mother was tested positive for coronavirus disease (Covid-19) in Porto Alegre, Brazil, March 11, 2021. — Reuters Photo

Two newborns in Brazil were given coronavirus vaccine shots by mistake and had to be hospitalised, 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 immunizing agent against diphtheria, tetanus (lockjaw), pertussis (whooping cough), and hepatitis B, the Uol media outlet said on Sunday.

The Pfizer vaccine caused a severe reaction in both infants and they had to be hospitalised.

The nurse who administered the vaccines was temporarily suspended and an administrative investigation is underway.