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MEDICS gave a woman the wrong Covid jab when she went for her second dose at the Great Western Hospital. She and her husband were stunned when they discovered she had been given the Pfizer vaccine instead of the AstraZeneca version. "I couldn’t believe it, it’s a huge error and very concerning," her husband told the Adver. “They told us this is the first time it’s happened - not just in Swindon but in the UK.” The shocked woman said she felt OK afterwards but the couple, who want to remain anonymous, were flabbergasted and angry at the error.

'MIXING AND MATCHING' COVID JABS TO BE TRIALLED Coronavirus vaccines made by Moderna and Novavax will be added to a 'mix and match' trial, scientists say. Britain's medical regulator currently requires everyone to have two doses of the same jab — either AstraZeneca, Pfizer or Moderna. But Oxford University experts are testing whether alternating second doses could provoke a stronger immune response. Their trial — which could revolutionise Britain's roll-out — was already assessing the effects of combining doses of AstraZeneca and Pfizer. Another 1,000 volunteers were recruited to the st...

Fire department awarded rare life-saving distinction Trumann Fire Department (Source: KAIT-TV) By Region 8 Newsdesk | April 8, 2021 at 12:04 PM CDT - Updated April 8 at 12:04 PM JONESBORO, Ark. (KAIT) - In addition to fighting fires, the Trumann Fire Department has earned a rare license to save lives. The Arkansas Department of Health recently awarded the TFD its Advanced Response Service EMS Service license. The Arkansas Department of Health recently awarded the TFD its Advanced Response Service EMS Service license. (Source: Trumann Fire Dept.) According to a Thursday news release s...

Paul Brassil of Medfield has joined the company as senior vice president/chief information officer and will oversee PCU’s information technology and digital innovation efforts. Brassil has more than 25 years of experience in the information technology leadership field with entities such as Commonwealth Medicine (a division of UMass Medical School), the Federal Reserve Bank of Boston, EMC Corp. and Siemens IT Solutions and Services Inc. He holds an MS in computer information systems from Bentley University in Waltham and a BA in Business Administration from Bridgewater State University. B...

"Instead of a regular ambulance taking people to an acute hospital, which can often be an inappropriate place for someone in a mental health crisis, our crews can triage people at home and arrange appropriate follow up care. Duncan Moore of the East of England Ambulance Service NHS Trust, said: “From patient feedback, it was clear the importance of treating patients in mental health need in the right environment which is often away from a busy emergency department. "This initiative will also help with an ever-increasing demand being placed on the region’s ambulance Trust and the wider h...