On 10/23/24 I checked in myself and my son for our 8:30 appointment for our flu shots we were the first appointment of the day. We waited about 10 minutes, and the pharmacist called my son and Deborah- I clarified the names, and he looked confused, and I noticed 2 different vaccines (1 flu and a different vaccine, I could tell since they were different colors) were prepared on the table. He then blamed the woman in the front for checking in the wrong person- my son and I have the same last name, so I am not sure how this was overlooked by the pharmacist. I had the vaccine first and stated several times that we were here for the flu vaccine to ensure the correct vaccine was administered since he had originally prepared 2 different vaccines. It was then my sons turn who is 3 years old. My son sat in my lap, and I held him in like a bear hug. Again, my son is 3, it is expected kids will move so that is why you should hold them down and administer the shot as quick as possible. When the pharmacist was administering his shot, my son moved his arm slightly. The pharmacist was not holding my son's arm with his free hand. The pharmacist took the needle out of his arm- and whispered "oh shit" to himself. He then immediately discarded the needle. Since the pharmacist was not holding my son's arm with me, he moved the arm too much I guess for the pharmacist likening, and the pharmacist decided to take the needle out since he moved his arm slightly. The pharmacist immediacy blamed my son and said that since he was misbehaving, he had to stop the administration. My son then tried to touch his arm where the needle went and the pharmacist said "no no" since there was no band aid on it yet, the pharmacist did not place a band aid over the location of the shot, so I did. My son was not misbehaving, he was calm and sat in the chair waiting for his turn (I hope you have cameras to prove my son was not misbehaving.) My son moved his arm slightly because he was poked by a needle and that is expected from a child. The real issue is the pharmacist who clearly lacks basic training in administering shots, he should have assisted in holding his arm and he should have administered the shot quickly which he failed to do. I asked the pharmacist how much of the shot was administered. His first answer was none. I then continued to press him because I saw some had gone in. He then stated maybe a third and then said maybe a fourth went in. Again, he immediately discarded the needle so there was no way to check to see how much was actually left. I then asked him, so what do I do now. He said I needed to contact my pediatrician. I shared my concerns with him and told him that my son was not misbehaving and that he clearly should not be administering shots to children. I cannot believe the lack of professionalism I experienced but more importantly the danger my son was placed in due to this pharmacist. From preparing the wrong shot, not helping to hold my sons arm down, not administering the shot quickly, not placing a band aid, not knowing how much was administered, and blaming my son for his inability to carry out the duties of his job as a pharmacist. I hope these concerns from my experience are appropriately escalated. read more