CVS, Walgreens wasted thousands of vaccines, CDC reports
The two major chains reportedly wasted more doses than nearly all states, U.S. territories and federal agencies combined.
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New data is showing that the two national pharmacy chains entrusted to administer coronavirus vaccines wasted tens of thousands of doses.
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reported 182,874 wasted doses of vaccine as of late March, according to reports. CVS was responsible for almost half of all wasted doses, while Walgreens was responsible for almost a quarter.
Pfizer-BioNtech COVID-19 vaccines, which, in December, were the first to be deployed and needed to be stored at ultracold temperatures, reportedly made up nearly 60 percent thrown-out doses from CVS and Walgreens. (Photo by Joe Raedle/Getty Images)
CVS, Walgreens have wasted more vaccine doses than most states combined
Joshua Eaton and Rachana Pradhan
Kaiser Health News
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Two national pharmacy chains that the federal government entrusted to inoculate people against COVID-19 account for the lion’s share of wasted vaccine doses, according to government data obtained by KHN.
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention recorded 182,874 wasted doses as of late March, three months into the country’s effort to vaccinate the masses against the coronavirus. Of those, CVS was responsible for nearly half, and Walgreens for 21%, or nearly 128,500 wasted shots combined.
CDC data suggests that the companies have wasted more doses than states, U.S. territories and federal agencies combined. Pfizer’s vaccine, which in December was the first to be deployed and initially required storage at ultracold temperatures, represented nearly 60% of tossed doses.
About 21% of all wasted doses in the U.S. were tossed about by Walgreens
CVS was responsible for more than half of the 182,000 doses wasted in the U.S.
More than 182,000 doses had been tossed out as of March 29, according to CDC data obtained by Kaiser Health News
Together, CVS were responsible for more than 128,000 doses being wasted
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