Nurse under investigation for pretending to vaccinate children but throwing doses in trash can in Spain

A group of parents from the Basque town of Santurce denounced an “anti-vaccine” nurse suspected of pretending to vaccinate children in a clinic without giving them the required doses.

The parents said they observed “weird behavior” from a professional whenever they came to the medical center. “She put the syringe on the child’s skin, quickly removed it and threw it straight into the trash can, still with the dose inside,” the relatives said. a country.

The Basque Health Service (Osakidetza) has launched an investigation into a nurse who is due to stand trial for allegedly vaccinating children. In total, 42 families sued the professional. One of the mothers who signed the complaint said she did not know if her 18-month-old son had full immunity. “I don’t know if this nurse gave him the vaccinations listed in the childhood vaccination book.”

The case of the “anti-vaccination” nurse came to light in mid-October last year, when Osakidecza received several complaints from families dissatisfied with the behavior of the professional and remarks made by her at consultations where she was against the introduction of vaccines. These are mandatory doses for childhood immunity against hepatitis B, diphtheria, tetanus and whooping cough.

Health authorities have begun a process to determine if the children being cared for by the nurse have antibodies. Tests conducted on 50 children from two different quotas showed that one of the quotas was not properly immunized. The Public Health Authority decided to give an additional dose to those who did not have antibodies and extended the serological test to 400 children treated by a specialist.