Seeking advice - Nurse gave infant adult vaccine.
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My wife took our child in for a 1 month appointment. They asked my wife if she wanted to give the child the RSV antinbody shot and she agreed. Later that day the doctor called and said the nurse mistakenly gave a full dose of the adult RSV vaccine. I don't what to do. Im tracking down what brand they gave and what lot number, ill update asap.
Did you go to a pediatrician? Getting an adult dose would be next to impossible. No adult patients.
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Vaccines are not manufactured in pre-measured exact doses for different ages. The bottle comes with a certain amount of liquid vaccine in it at a certain concentration, and you vary the dose by varying the volume that you inject.
For example, the proper dose for an infant might be 0.1 ml, and the proper dose for an adult might be 0.3 ml. Both injections are taken from the same bottle. What OP is saying is that his baby was injected with the adult volume instead of the infant volume.
"Hey Google, what's the dosage for RSV?" Behind the scenes at the doctor's office.
The problem I’m having is the “adult dosage”. How would a medical place designed for infants and small children even use the term “adult dosage”. It’s incorrect on every level. Now the term “overdosed”. That would be correct. If the doctors are using the term adult dosage from a pediatrician, then correct them by saying “you overdosed my child”. They know this is major. And are downplaying by using those terms. Don’t let them. Scare the crap outta them with truth. Hopefully his newborn will be ok.
According to drugs.com, this drug is not approved for children. See under "Warnings".
https://www.drugs.com/abrysvo.html