A probe has been launched after some patients received the wrong flu jab from NHS England. The "small number" of patients aged above 65 were vaccinated with a harmless but less effective shot.
The oversight is being treated as a "potential serious incident" but the NHS has emphasised that there is "no clinical risk" to having received the standard egg culture influenza vaccine (QIVe), which is says still offers some protection. It adds that all those affected will be contacted and given the opportunity to be vaccinated again if they wish.
The Express reports that NHS England has not confirmed precisely how many people were affected and says some cases were recorded as a QIVe jab as a result of "reporting errors". More than 15 million flu jabs have been administered to over 65s and other eligible groups.
