100,000 Pennsylvania residents potentially impacted by COVID-19 vaccine mistake

The Pennsylvania Department of Health announced Wednesday that 100,000 Pennsylvanians may have vaccination appointments rescheduled or canceled after some providers gave second doses of the Moderna vaccine as first doses. “As the Department of Health continues to review and improve the complex processes necessary to get COVID-19 vaccine from the manufacturers into the arms of Pennsylvanians as quickly as possible, we discovered some providers inadvertently administered the Moderna vaccine shipped to them intended as second-doses as first doses,“ said acting Health Secretary Alison Beam. “We are taking immediate action to remedy the situation and are committed to ensuring that second doses are available.“ Approximately 30,000 to 60,000 first-doses may not be delivered to providers on time and 30,000 to 60,000 second dose appointments may have to be delayed at least two weeks, officials said. READ MORE: