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Floyd R. Turbo

(26,549 posts)
Fri Nov 8, 2019, 01:30 PM Nov 2019

From the WTF File: They were hospitalized after getting flu shots. Turns out, it was insulin

BARTLESVILLE, Okla. – Ten people at a facility for those with intellectual disabilities were hospitalized after they were injected with what authorities suspect was insulin rather than flu shots.

Emergency responders were called Wednesday afternoon to the Jacquelyn House, about 40 miles north of Tulsa, on a report of an unresponsive person and found "multiple unresponsive people," Bartlesville Police Chief Tracy Roles said.

The facility had contracted with an experienced pharmacist to administer the influenza vaccine, Roles said, but all received injections of what's believed to be insulin instead. Roles said the pharmacist is cooperating with police, but investigators believe it was an accident.

The eight residents and two staff members were taken to a hospital, and all have either been released or will be soon.

https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/health/2019/11/08/flu-shots-insulin-oklahoma-10-hospitalized/2529395001/

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From the WTF File: They were hospitalized after getting flu shots. Turns out, it was insulin (Original Post) Floyd R. Turbo Nov 2019 OP
Cue a gleeful gaggle of anti-vaxxers: "But how do we KNOW it was insulin???" Aristus Nov 2019 #1
My first thought when I read the article! Floyd R. Turbo Nov 2019 #2
Do we show them the package insert? Aristus Nov 2019 #3
The inserts were put there to fool us! 😏 Floyd R. Turbo Nov 2019 #5
I guess if you show an anti-vaxxer the package insert, Aristus Nov 2019 #7
When I got my flu shot, the person who administered it MineralMan Nov 2019 #4
I just got a new puppy. As we were taking her to the first vet appointment ismnotwasm Nov 2019 #6
well blood tests, and symptoms would do it yellowdogintexas Nov 2019 #8
There was a recent incident at another medical facility with insulin administered by mistake pecosbob Nov 2019 #9

Aristus

(66,436 posts)
1. Cue a gleeful gaggle of anti-vaxxers: "But how do we KNOW it was insulin???"
Fri Nov 8, 2019, 01:31 PM
Nov 2019

"What if it WAS the flu vaccine, and we were right all along???..."

The shit is about to storm...

MineralMan

(146,324 posts)
4. When I got my flu shot, the person who administered it
Fri Nov 8, 2019, 01:39 PM
Nov 2019

deliberately looked at the bottle twice before giving me the shot. I did, too. It was Fluzone quadruple dose vaccine. I don't see how such an accident could occur. Someone should receive some serious punishment over this. Insulin can kill.

ismnotwasm

(41,998 posts)
6. I just got a new puppy. As we were taking her to the first vet appointment
Fri Nov 8, 2019, 01:41 PM
Nov 2019

It occurred to me, are anti-vaxxers against DOG vaccines?? So I asked, turns out they are. That explains the parvo outbreak at a nearby dog park—one I will never, ever be taking my new dog too. I hate anti-vaxxers.

Our flu shots at the facility I work at are pre-packaged, and we have to fill out lot number, manufacturers, expiration date etc. we also use a screening questionnaire. The origins of this should be easy to track.

yellowdogintexas

(22,270 posts)
8. well blood tests, and symptoms would do it
Fri Nov 8, 2019, 01:56 PM
Nov 2019

Insulin overdose is never going to look like flu. For one thing, where is the fever? We are talking about sweats, tunnel vision, shakes, changes in vital signs, headaches and loss of consciousness.

pecosbob

(7,542 posts)
9. There was a recent incident at another medical facility with insulin administered by mistake
Fri Nov 8, 2019, 03:14 PM
Nov 2019

and people were killed.

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