Walgreens Store Mistakenly Administers Saline Instead of COVID Vaccine

Walgreens Store Mistakenly Administers Saline Instead of COVID Vaccine
A nurse fills up a syringe with a COVID-19 vaccine at a senior center in San Antonio, Texas, on March 29, 2021. Sergio Flores/Getty Images
Jack Phillips
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Employees at a Walgreens store in North Carolina mistakenly injected people with saline rather than a COVID-19 vaccine, the company confirmed.

A spokesperson for Walgreens told local media outlets that a “limited number” received saline at its Monroe location, and those who were affected had been informed about the mistake.

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