Posted on 02/18/2021 6:21:32 AM PST by billorites
A man in his 30s with no underlying health conditions was offered a Covid vaccine after an NHS error mistakenly listed him as just 6.2cm in height.
Liam Thorp was told he qualified for the jab because his measurements gave him a body mass index of 28,000.
He told BBC Radio 5 Live: "I've put on a few pounds in lockdown but I was surprised to have made it to clinically, morbidly-obese.
"It really made me rethink what I was going to do for pancake night."
NHS Liverpool Clinical Commissioning Group said occasional errors could happen.
Dr Fiona Lemmens admitted she could "see the funny side" but also recognized "there is an important issue for us to address".
"There are millions of GP appointments taking place every day and while we take care to make sure records are accurate, occasional data errors do occur."
Mr Thorp, 32, said he was surprised to be offered the vaccine so called his GP to check.
He was then informed he was in vaccine priority group six because of his weight. The NHS says a BMI of between 30 and 39.9 is classed as obese.
"Like most people, I've put on a few pounds in lockdown but I was surprised to have made it all the way to the clinically, morbidly-obese category," he said.
"Although my mum wasn't surprised by this. She said she'd noticed I'd put on a few and this was probably the wake-up call I needed."
It was only when he received a call back the following day that the mix-up became clear.
Rather than being listed at 6ft 2ins in height, he was registered as 6.2cm, which led to the error in his BMI.
"I'm a bit on the chunky side, I weigh a good 17-and-a-half stone
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They better give him a very small dose.
Isn’t that like...2 inches?
He’s on the short list.......................
Inch High Private Eye?
>>his measurements gave him a body mass index of 28,000
their scale is dumb and so are the paper pushers
BMI Categories:
Underweight = <18.5
Normal weight = 18.5–24.9
Overweight = 25–29.9
Obesity = BMI of 30 or greater.
10 x Obesity, nothing to see here, ring him up...
>>his measurements gave him a body mass index of 28,000
their scale is dumb and so are the paper pushers
BMI Categories:
Underweight = <18.5
Normal weight = 18.5–24.9
Overweight = 25–29.9
Obesity = BMI of 30 or greater.
10 x Obesity, nothing to see here, ring him up...
Sure they weren’t talking about Robert Reisch?
Inch-high, Private Eye!
Ya beat me. Good job!
That would make him smaller than the syringe
2.44”, thank you very much.
2.44 inches.
BMI 28,000
Sounds like my ex wife
2.44, when your that small, the numbers behind the decimal point are important. ;)
I AM *NOT* GETTING THIS F***ING VACCINE
They'll pop him like an overfilled water balloon.
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