Ontario family waits a week for answers after 2 young children get adult dose of COVID-19 vaccine
CTV
An Ontario family was forced to wait a week for answers after their two children were mistakenly given an adult dose of a COVID-19 vaccine instead of the paediatric version, leading to many sleepless nights.
On Dec. 22, Angela and Felipe Neto took their two youngest kids, aged six and eight, to a COVID-19 vaccine clinic in Napanee, Ont. for their first shot.
“After they received the shots and we were waiting to see if they were good to go and then a lady got us to the other room and informed us the kids have been vaccinated with the adult version of Moderna, which is not even tested for children,” Felipe Neto told CTV News Toronto last week.
“And then I asking about what we should expect and she had no idea.”
After asking for a new receipt that showed the adult dose, the family was simply told to monitor the children for any negative reactions. No further information was given to the family, who said they aren’t sure what to watch out for.
