Tuesday, October 6, 2015

Nurse Reuses Syringe While Giving Flu Shots: Officials

 
Alerts were sent to dozens of employees of a pharmaceutical company after officials say a nurse reused a syringe while giving them flu shots at a New Jersey clinic.

Officials with TotalWellness told NBC10 a nurse they contracted to administer flu vaccinations to 67 employees of Otsuka Pharmaceutical “failed to follow proper medical procedures and safeguards.”

The flu shots were given to the employees at the Otsuka Pharmaceutical offices on the 500 block of Carnegie Center in West Windsor, New Jersey, back on Sept. 30. In a letter to an Otsuka employee obtained by NBC10, an NJ Department of Health official states the nurse who administered the flu shots reused the syringe.

“The needles were changed between each patient but the syringe was reused multiple times,” the official wrote. “Syringe reuse may have exposed you to infected blood. At this time NJDOH is not aware of any disease transmission, but you may be at risk for developing an infection as a result of this improper practice.”

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Source: NBC News

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