Quick Hits: 10 Hospitalized After Receiving Insulin Instead of Flu Shot

Ten people at a care facility in Oklahoma were accidentally injected with insulin rather than flu shots and became unresponsive.

As flu season approaches so does flu shot season, and you definitely want to make sure you’re getting the right injection. A recent TIME article discussed a flu shot mishap that took place at an Oklahoma care facility for folks with intellectual disabilities. Apparently the Jacquelyn House in Bartlesville hired a pharmacist to administer the influenza vaccine to residents and staff members. However, they were mistakenly injected with what is believed to be insulin rather than the vaccine. 

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