NC Walgreens in vaccine mix-up

RALEIGH, N.C. — A Walgreens pharmacy in a North Carolina town gave a small number of people an injection of saline instead of a COVID-19 vaccine last month, the company said Monday.

Erin Loverher, a Walgreens spokesperson, said 22 people at one location were affected by the mix-up on March 20 at the pharmacy in Monroe and were scheduled to receive their second shot over the past weekend.

“We reached out to all impacted patients and administered a COVID-19 vaccination as soon as the impacted patients were available to return to the pharmacy,” Loverher said in a statement. She noted pharmacists sometimes use saline solutions during training and there is no reason to believe anyone injected was harmed.