The incident occurred at Mackenzie Health’s COVID-19 vaccine clinic at Cortellucci Vaughan Hospital in Vaughan, Ontario.
A clinic in Ontario, Canada, accidentally injected a group of patients with saline instead of a COVID-19 vaccine. The incident occurred at Mackenzie Health’s COVID-19 vaccine clinic at Cortellucci Vaughan Hospital in Vaughan, Ontario. Mackenzie Health, a Canada-based healthcare provider, reported that the incident included six individuals. In a statement issued on Monday, Mackenzie Health wrote: “On Sunday, March 28, six individuals received an injection of saline instead of the COVID-19 vaccine at the Mackenzie Health COVID-19 Vaccine Clinic.” According to Mackenzie Health, receiving a saline injection does not cause any harm, as it is used to dilute the COVID-19 vaccine before administration. However, the statement noted that “this should not have happened.” “Our internal quality assurance processes allowed us to identify this issue in a timely manner and contact the impacted individuals to disclose the issue, offer support and have them tested for antibodies to identify those who needed to be re-injected with vaccine,” the company said.
