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National Eye Centre staff given 5 doses of vaccine!
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Ang mor lands also made the same mistakes...lets move on.
Two elderly Queensland patients given four times recommended dose of Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine
Health Minister Greg Hunt.
Health Minister Greg Hunt said the residents had suffered no adverse reactions to the excessive doses. (Nine)
Both residents were given four times the recommended dose of the vaccine by a doctor working at the facility.
"The Chief Medical Officer, who has been involved in that, is in the fortunate position of being able to indicate that all are well and there have been no adverse outcomes," Federal Health Minister Greg Hunt said.
The man was taken to hospital first and 9News understands the woman was also moved to hospital this morning.
The GP involved has been temporarily stood down from administering further vaccines.
Lincoln Hopper, the CEO of the facility's operator St Vincent's Care Services, described the error as "extremely concerning" and said the GP would be reported to the Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency.
Mr Hopper laid the blame for the bungle at Healthcare Australia, which is contracted by the Federal Government to deliver COVID-19 vaccinations.
"Yesterday was very distressing to us, to our residents and to their families," Mr Hopper said in a statement.
"This incident is extremely concerning. It's caused us to question whether some of the clinicians given the job of administering the vaccine have received the appropriate training."
"Before vaccinations are allowed to continue at any of our sites, Healthcare Australia – or any other provider – will need to confirm the training and expertise of the clinicians they've engaged so an incident like this doesn't happen again."
Mr Hopper later told reporters the vaccination program at the aged care home was continuing today.
"Residents have the option of taking up the vaccine or not and clearly at any point they may withdraw consent. I have not heard of any though," he said.
Two elderly patients have been given four times the recommended dose of the COVID-19 vaccine. (Lydia Lynch)
Mr Hunt said a number of safeguards were immediately put in place to deal with the incident.
"I think it's very important that we're up front," Mr Hunt said.
"The safeguards that were put in place immediately kicked into action and a nurse on the scene identified the fact that a higher than prescribed amount of the dose was given to two patients.
"I want to thank her for her strength of character and her professionalism."
The patients were given excessive amounts of the Pfizer vaccine. (Getty)
Mr Hunt said all medical staff administering the Pfizer vaccines were required to complete "highly developed modules".
He described the overdose as a "serious breach" in protocol.
An investigation will determine why the incorrect dosage was given and whether the doctor responsible was qualified to administer the vaccine.
"In relation to the individual doctor, we'll leave that to the investigation as to whether or not they either did not understand or did not complete (the training)," Mr Hunt said.
Queensland Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk told parliament this morning state authorities only found out about the overdoses yesterday evening, despite the incident happening in the morning.
"Discovering these details now is simply not good enough. None of this is good enough and the Federal Government must explain itself," she said.
Annastacia Palascuk will call for an urgent cabinet meeting to discuss the vaccine overdoses. (Nine)
Ms Palaszczuk said she planned to ask the prime minister to convene a cabinet meeting to discuss the overdoses as soon as possible.
"I want to know what training is being provided to the people the Federal Government is employing to administer the vaccines in our aged care facilities to give additional confidence," she said.
"People need and must have full confidence in this vaccine."
Meanwhile, Deputy Chief Medical Officer Professor Michael Kidd will review the incident.
Chief Medical Officer Paul Kelly said tests over overdoses were conducted during the trails of the Pfizer vaccine. (9News)
Chief Medical Officer Professor Paul Kelly said early clinical trials of the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine had experimented with different dosages up to four times the prescribed amount.
"During those trials, the side effect data was not a higher problem, so there's that element," Professor Kelly said.
"Second of all, as has been mentioned by the minister, we are aware of several cases like this happening early in the phased rollout through residential aged care facilities in Germany and the UK.
"The side effect profile was minimal, particularly in older people, so that gives us hope."
Queensland began its rollout of the vaccine on Monday with 1000 people expected to receive the jab by the end of the week.
The government has set an ambitious target of 125,000 people to be vaccinated by early April starting with frontline medical and hotel quarantine staff and the elderly.
Two elderly Queensland patients given four times recommended dose of Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine
Health Minister Greg Hunt.
Health Minister Greg Hunt said the residents had suffered no adverse reactions to the excessive doses. (Nine)
Both residents were given four times the recommended dose of the vaccine by a doctor working at the facility.
"The Chief Medical Officer, who has been involved in that, is in the fortunate position of being able to indicate that all are well and there have been no adverse outcomes," Federal Health Minister Greg Hunt said.
The man was taken to hospital first and 9News understands the woman was also moved to hospital this morning.
The GP involved has been temporarily stood down from administering further vaccines.
Lincoln Hopper, the CEO of the facility's operator St Vincent's Care Services, described the error as "extremely concerning" and said the GP would be reported to the Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency.
Mr Hopper laid the blame for the bungle at Healthcare Australia, which is contracted by the Federal Government to deliver COVID-19 vaccinations.
"Yesterday was very distressing to us, to our residents and to their families," Mr Hopper said in a statement.
"This incident is extremely concerning. It's caused us to question whether some of the clinicians given the job of administering the vaccine have received the appropriate training."
"Before vaccinations are allowed to continue at any of our sites, Healthcare Australia – or any other provider – will need to confirm the training and expertise of the clinicians they've engaged so an incident like this doesn't happen again."
Mr Hopper later told reporters the vaccination program at the aged care home was continuing today.
"Residents have the option of taking up the vaccine or not and clearly at any point they may withdraw consent. I have not heard of any though," he said.
Two elderly patients have been given four times the recommended dose of the COVID-19 vaccine. (Lydia Lynch)
Mr Hunt said a number of safeguards were immediately put in place to deal with the incident.
"I think it's very important that we're up front," Mr Hunt said.
"The safeguards that were put in place immediately kicked into action and a nurse on the scene identified the fact that a higher than prescribed amount of the dose was given to two patients.
"I want to thank her for her strength of character and her professionalism."
The patients were given excessive amounts of the Pfizer vaccine. (Getty)
Mr Hunt said all medical staff administering the Pfizer vaccines were required to complete "highly developed modules".
He described the overdose as a "serious breach" in protocol.
An investigation will determine why the incorrect dosage was given and whether the doctor responsible was qualified to administer the vaccine.
"In relation to the individual doctor, we'll leave that to the investigation as to whether or not they either did not understand or did not complete (the training)," Mr Hunt said.
Queensland Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk told parliament this morning state authorities only found out about the overdoses yesterday evening, despite the incident happening in the morning.
"Discovering these details now is simply not good enough. None of this is good enough and the Federal Government must explain itself," she said.
Annastacia Palascuk will call for an urgent cabinet meeting to discuss the vaccine overdoses. (Nine)
Ms Palaszczuk said she planned to ask the prime minister to convene a cabinet meeting to discuss the overdoses as soon as possible.
"I want to know what training is being provided to the people the Federal Government is employing to administer the vaccines in our aged care facilities to give additional confidence," she said.
"People need and must have full confidence in this vaccine."
Meanwhile, Deputy Chief Medical Officer Professor Michael Kidd will review the incident.
Chief Medical Officer Paul Kelly said tests over overdoses were conducted during the trails of the Pfizer vaccine. (9News)
Chief Medical Officer Professor Paul Kelly said early clinical trials of the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine had experimented with different dosages up to four times the prescribed amount.
"During those trials, the side effect data was not a higher problem, so there's that element," Professor Kelly said.
"Second of all, as has been mentioned by the minister, we are aware of several cases like this happening early in the phased rollout through residential aged care facilities in Germany and the UK.
"The side effect profile was minimal, particularly in older people, so that gives us hope."
Queensland began its rollout of the vaccine on Monday with 1000 people expected to receive the jab by the end of the week.
The government has set an ambitious target of 125,000 people to be vaccinated by early April starting with frontline medical and hotel quarantine staff and the elderly.
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If there are no harmful effects, those super siao on Covid vaccination people should be given 3 to 5 doses. Otherwise, all those unused leftover vaccines will go to waste, for vaccines have a shelf life. Can jab, don't waste. 
