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AMSTERDAM - Eleven residents of a nursing home in Laren, HOLLAND, have been taken to the hospital, after having had a wrong vaccination.
Instead of getting the Mexican flu shot, they were given insulin. "Apparently the nurse didn't check the labels before she injected insulin instead of the flu shot. ", the principal of the nursing home states. "We are still looking into the matter and we are very sorry it happened."
After the eleventh patient had had its shot, the staff noticed the mistake and they called for a doctor. All victims have been taken to the hospital for a check up. Their sugar levels will be monitored closely.
The principal of the nursing home hopes his residents will be home by Friday. "The insulin could have caused many problems if we hadn't noticed it in time," the principal says. "We are pretty sure none of the residents will suffer any damage."
There are 218 elderly staying in the nursing home. The average age is 83/84.
There were only problems on one department of the home.
Each one of the eleven residents must have got 50 units of insulin...
Instead of getting the Mexican flu shot, they were given insulin. "Apparently the nurse didn't check the labels before she injected insulin instead of the flu shot. ", the principal of the nursing home states. "We are still looking into the matter and we are very sorry it happened."
After the eleventh patient had had its shot, the staff noticed the mistake and they called for a doctor. All victims have been taken to the hospital for a check up. Their sugar levels will be monitored closely.
The principal of the nursing home hopes his residents will be home by Friday. "The insulin could have caused many problems if we hadn't noticed it in time," the principal says. "We are pretty sure none of the residents will suffer any damage."
There are 218 elderly staying in the nursing home. The average age is 83/84.
There were only problems on one department of the home.
Each one of the eleven residents must have got 50 units of insulin...