Is there any way to give a patient a covid vaccine without them knowing or wanting it? Is this possible? Are they strictly accounted for? Are there specific injection sites? Is there even a way to find out if you were? The person I am asking about was sick and pretty out of it, received multiple injections over the course of a few days, insists one was different than the rest and is scared she was vaccinated by a nurse that kept pushing it. (Despite the fact that she was in the hospital WITH covid and even the doctors said she couldnt get vaxxed until a few months after recovery, if she wanted to.) I'm sure there are hundreds or crazies who would want to vaccinate people against their will but actually having the means is another story. I hope. Any insight?
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Any disreputable nurse could do so. We are always supposed to ask, receive verbal consent and provide a fact sheet called a VIS regarding a particular immunization. If someone is getting multiple injections, it could be done. It is illegal, if caught and you could lose your license. If someone is getting pain injections, say for kidney stones, they could be “out of it” and unknowingly consent.
We don’t have vaccines on the unit, they come up from pharmacy and since everything is about money, pharmacy can’t dispatch anything without a scan seal to charge the patient. Vaccines aren’t free, they have government funding or through your insurance. It would be on your itemized list from hospitalization. If caught giving a secret vaccine you can kiss your nursing license goodbye and I’ve never heard of a nurse caring that much if you are vaccinated or not, not to risk their job and whole life.