1,300 CA Veterans Got 'Compromised' Flu Shots: Report

SAN DIEGO, CA -- Roughly 1,300 veterans in California received flu vaccines in October that were held in a broken refrigerator, ultimately making the shots ineffective, reported The San Diego Union-Tribune. Another 240 peoples at the San Diego VA's office also received the "compromised" shots.

The newspaper reported last week that the refrigerator's "temperature rose to the mid 50s, while the proper range for that vaccine is 36 to 46 degrees."

"Then a series of missteps occurred, and it took 10 days for anyone to notice. Smith compared the overall scenario to 'all the holes in the Swiss cheese lining up,'" the Union-Tribune reported.

Officials at the VA told the newspaper that it all form a "committee with members from all local departments that have refrigerators. That group will look at existing policy, oversee the purchase of the new monitoring system and select a back-up alarm device."

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