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Iowa prison inmates sickened after given improper dose of COVID-19 vaccine - Rolling Out

ROLLING OUT - According to The New York Times, on April 20, nurses inadvertently administered six times the recommended dosage of the vaccine to at least 77 inmates at the Iowa State Penitentiary in Fort Madison, Iowa. The Iowa Department of Corrections temporarily halted the shots and said two nurses were put on administrative leave.

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