--- title: "A Man Accidentally Got Two COVID Vaccines on the Same Day and It Was Not Good" description: "Victor Smith, a 91-year-old man from Ohio, accidentally got two shots of the COVID vaccine in a single day, local NBC-affiliated news station WLWT5 reports." date: "2021-03-11" modified: "2021-03-11" authors: - name: "Victor Tangermann" job_title: "Senior Editor" link: "https://futurism.com/authors/victor" url: "https://futurism.com/neoscope/man-accidentally-two-covid-vaccines-same-day" categories: - "Developments" - "Health & Medicine" tags: - "coronavirus" - "covid19" - "vaccines" --- # A Man Accidentally Got Two COVID Vaccines on the Same Day and It Was Not Good ![Victor Smith, a 91-year-old man from Ohio, accidentally got two shots of the COVID vaccine in a single day, local NBC-affiliated news station WLWT5 reports.]() *\Image: Image via Pixabay/Victor Tangermann\* Victor Smith, a 91-year-old man from Ohio, accidentally got two shots of the COVID vaccine in a single day. The results weren't great, [according to local NBC-affiliated news station ]()*WLWT5.* "His blood pressure at \[one\] point was 86 over 47 and so they could not administer Lasix which would help the fluid around the lungs because his blood pressure was too low," daughter Dawn Smith Theodore told *WLWT5*. "They pretty much told me he was not going to make it." According to Theodore, Smith felt extremely tired and fell after his first dose of the vaccine on January 22. While at the rehab recovering from the fall, he was scheduled to get another shot on February 25. "They transported him to get his shot, and when he came back, I spoke to him, he was good, and then at 3:45 p.m., I guess a city firefighter came in and said they have a shot for Victor, and the nurse said 'Victor Smith?' and he said 'Yes' so they gave him the room number and sent him to room 202 which is where my dad was," Theodore told *WLWT5*. According to Theodore, they got the wrong Victor. The result: Smith got two more vaccine shots following his first in January. After becoming quite sick, *WLWT5* reports, Smith is now recovering. The facility that was housing Smith placed the blame for the incident on first responders. "The individual was a patient of Jamestowne Rehabilitation where all vaccinations are completed by outside parties who are trained and appropriately certified, in this case the City of Hamilton Fire Department," a joint statement by the City of Hamilton and Community First Solutions, received by *WLWT5*, read. "Our thoughts are with the patient and his family as he continues his recovery," the statement continued. Following the madness, at least Smith will be able to safely reunite with his children after his recovery, as per the [CDC's latest guidelines](). **READ MORE:** [Mix-up sends Hamilton man to hospital after getting two vaccines in one day]() \[*WLWT5*\] **More on COVID vaccines:** *[CDC: People Who Are Fully Vaccinated Can Gather Indoors]()* ## Author I've been at Futurism since 2017, where my role has evolved to encompass design, writing, and increasingly editing. I've always been fascinated by space exploration and advanced transportation, which I've leaned into by interviewing luminaries in those fields while closely following the dimensions of policy and regulation that allow next-generation projects to succeed -- or, sometimes, to fail. I'm also keenly interested in the effects of generative AI on society, policies, and democratic institutions, as well as clean energy, physics and biology, and the vagaries of tech leadership. My work for Futurism has been cited by publications including Ars Technica, Gizmodo, PC Magazine, Jalopnik, Fox News, and the New York Post. I spent my childhood living in locations including Manila, the Philippines, and Geneva, Switzerland, attended McGill University, and now live in Toronto, Canada. Before Futurism I worked at AskMen and a small photography studio. In my free time, I'm an avid gardener, foodie, and craft beer lover, as well as a maker of artisanal hot pepper sauces. I have a magnificent dog named Freida. ### Author social links [Bluesky]()