In the US state of West Virginia in Boone County, 42 people were accidentally injected with a “cocktail” with antibodies with the Regeneron coronavirus, which was taken by the US President Donald Trump while sick, instead of the COVID-19 vaccine Moderna, reports CNN TV channel .
According to officials of the local Department of Health, the lives of patients are out of danger. Major General James Hoyer explained that the moment the incident became known, immediate action was taken to fix it.
The Boone County Health Department notified the victims of the error and offered to re-vaccinate them against Covid-19. They noted that this was an isolated incident, but did not explain exactly how the error occurred.
In November in the USA allowed to treat some patients with coronavirus with a “cocktail” from the REGN-COV2 antibodies of the American biotechnology company Regeneron Pharmaceuticals, which was taken by President Donald Trump during his illness. This remedy is used only in emergencies to treat adults and children with mild to moderate illness. Patients requiring oxygen therapy or hospitalization will not take this cocktail.