Flu shot mix-up at Oklahoma facility leaves 10 hospitalized | PSNet

Flu shot mix-up at Oklahoma facility leaves 10 hospitalized | PSNet

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Published December 4, 2019

Flu shot mix-up at Oklahoma facility leaves 10 hospitalized

The Associated Press. Flu shot mix-up at Oklahoma facility leaves 10 hospitalized. NBC News. November 8, 2019.

Patients at residential care facilities are particularly vulnerable to harm from medication errors. This story highlights a failure that resulted in the misadministration of insulin during a flu vaccination program.

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