Two children, six and 7 years old, were illegally administered full, adult-sized doses of the COVID-19 injection "instead of candy" while trick-or-treating on Halloween, with one immediately experiencing adverse reactions, according to a report from the The Epoch Times

The incident occured during a Halloween gathering at a local church in Garland, Texas, where the city set up a vaccination center. Nurses at the event were unauthorized to inject children younger than 12 years old.

The young children were illegally injected with full 30-microgram doses of the COVID-19 vaccines, which are 3-times the dose recommended by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for children ages five through 11. According to the report, at least "one of the children experienced adverse reactions immediately after" being injected.

The father of the 6-year-old, Julian Gonzalez, was told by the nurses that his child could get the Pfizer injection. "Going off of their confidence and what we had read, we were all for it," he told local media.