Vitality Injections Subject of Pending Lawsuits
Vitality Injections Subject of Pending Lawsuits
George Nichols, 86-years-old, received a shot in his left knee for pain at the Vitality Medical Center in West Columbia. Just a few days later, with a swollen knee and in even greater pain, Nichols checked into Newberry County Memorial Hospital. He would never make it home. Instead, Nichols was transferred to another hospital, where he passed on January 31st and his treatment became the subject of controversy.Turns out, Nichols was one of six people infected with Staphylococcus aureus and hospitalized after receiving a shot. These types of infections can be resistant to antibiotics, which makes them especially deadly. Why Nichols contracted the infection to begin with now the subject of a pending lawsuit.
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