SUMTER -- A 9-year-old elementary student at Kingsbury Elementary School was mistakenly vaccinated for swine flu at school Tuesday despite her mother's lack of consent.
Sumter School District 17 spokeswoman Shelly Galloway confirms the district mistakenly vaccinated the student despite the mother returning a consent form with the "no" box checked.
Galloway said the district immediately notified the child's mother this week after learning of the mistake and is monitoring the child's condition, although no health problems have been reported.
"It appears the form was put in the wrong pile and multiple people failed to notice the mistake," said Galloway.
According to Galloway, at least three people were responsible for ensuring only students with parental consent receive a vaccination at school.
The teacher and school nurse both apparently failed to catch the error in this case, as did a Department of Health and Environmental Control nurse who actually gave the child the vaccine.
Tuesday's incident is the second reported case of a South Carolina student being vaccinated against the swine flu without parental consent.
A Rock Hill kindergarten student was mistakenly vaccinated earlier this month after her mother initially gave consent and then later requested it be revoked.
DHEC spokesman Adam Myrick was unable to give an exact number of students who have been vaccinated against H1N1, but he said the two confirmed mistakes represent isolated incidents in an overall successful program.
"It is fair to say the number of students vaccinated is in the tens of thousands," said Myrick.
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