CDC investigating botched Botox shots that have hospitalized women in multiple states

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The CDC is investigating botched Botox shots that have hospitalized women in multiple states.

The agency received reports of 19 women across the US who were given counterfeit or mishandled botulinum toxin injections, commonly known as Botox, by unlicensed or untrained individuals in non-healthcare setting such as homes and spas.

Nine patients have been hospitalized and four were treated with botulism antitoxin because of their symptoms were ‘consistent with possible spread of toxins.’

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