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  • 2021-04-19 (xsd:date)
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  • Did a Walgreens in NC Inadvertently Inject Saline Instead of COVID-19 Vaccines? (en)
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  • In April 2021, local and national news outlets reported that an unfortunate mix-up had taken place at a Walgreens pharmacy in Monroe, North Carolina, whereby a number of individuals received a saline injection instead of a COVID-19 vaccination. On April 18, WCCB reported that: Similar reports were published by local channels WXII, WCNC, WRAL and WTVD, as well as The Charlotte Observer and Newsweek. Those accounts were accurate. A spokesperson for Walgreens told Snopes that a total of 22 individuals had been affected by the mix-up, which took place on March 20, at only one Walgreens location on Fincher Street in Monroe. According to the company spokesperson, all 22 individuals have been contacted by the pharmacy to notify them, and all of them were scheduled to have received a second dose of the Pfizer vaccine over the weekend of April 17-18. The company statement added: Saline is used as a diluent for the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine, and it appears that staff at the Monroe Walgreens had, on March 20, neglected to add the vaccine to the saline before administering it to the 22 individuals affected. (en)
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