Posted on 09/29/2021 9:43:08 AM PDT by Red Badger
Baltimore Sun — Before heading out the door on the morning of Sept. 18, Victoria and Martin Olivier and their 4-year-old daughter struck a deal.
In exchange for good behavior during the family’s pharmacy visit for seasonal flu shots, Colette could expect a sugary treat in her future. So when the Walgreens pharmacist asked “Who wants to go first?” and Colette bravely sprang up to volunteer, her parents felt a wave of relief wash over them.
But relief soon gave way to panic when the pharmacist realized she injected Colette with a dose of the Pfizer vaccine, which is not yet authorized for children younger than 12.
Last week, Pfizer said it would seek clearance from federal regulators in the coming weeks for children to receive the shots — but only for a regimen of about a third of the dosage given to adults.
Olivier called the pharmacist’s admission of error a “record-scratch” moment that she feared could have dire implications for her daughter: Did Colette need to go to the hospital? Would she develop life-threatening side effects from the adult dose? Did they now need to schedule a second-dose appointment for her?
The Olivier family raced home and began digging through internet-based resources. A 24/7 nurse’s hotline and Poison Control yielded few answers. She turned to a robust network of social media friends for help.
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Sue Walgreens for every cent they have.
Colette didn’t want to have kids when she grew up anyway...it’s all good.
Keep an eye out for when they tell you that you need a new Shingles shot. Supposedly the old one is no good and you should get the new “2 shot” shingles shot. You are thinking mRNA shot .... yep.
Tetanus never bothered me. Once in the USAF after stepping on a nail that penetrated my combat boots too easily for my comfort, another after doing something really stupid while working loading trucks (pinched the hell out of my hand with a load-retaining bar bad enough to require a Doc-in-the-Box visit), and once as a requirement for Trail Life as a leader.
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