More than 1,000 vaccine doses were damaged in South Florida, and state calls for audit Michelle Marchante, The Miami Herald
Feb. 3 More than 1,000 COVID-19 vaccine doses were damaged last month in Palm Beach County, according to the Florida Department of Health. Now, the state is calling for an audit of the Health Care District of Palm Beach County to find out what s going on. It is a tragedy that even one dose of this critical resource would go to waste and not be used to save a life from COVID-19, Florida Surgeon General Dr. Scott Rivkees said in a news release Wednesday announcing the audit.
Audit requested in Palm Beach County after more than 1,000 doses of vaccine damaged
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PALM BEACH COUNTY, Fla. – The Florida Department of Health announced Wednesday that it has called for an audit into the Palm Beach County Health Care District after it reported damage to more than 1,000 doses of the COVID-19 vaccine last week.
“It is a tragedy that even one dose of this critical resource would go to waste and not be used to save a life from COVID-19,” Florida State Surgeon General Dr. Scott Rivkees said in a statement. “In Florida, we have been diligent to preserve and utilize every single dose of the vaccine. While we must rely on partners to distribute this critical resource, we expect that every provider treat the vaccine as the precious commodity that it is. We hope to see this situation rectified and addressed immediately to ensure the Palm Beach County Health Care District does not let one more dose go to waste.”
It is a tragedy that even one dose of this critical resource would go to waste and not be used to save a life from COVID-19, Florida Surgeon General Dr. Scott Rivkees said in a statement. While we must rely on partners to distribute this critical resource, we expect that every provider treat the vaccine as the precious commodity that it is. We hope to see this situation rectified and addressed immediately to ensure the Palm Beach County Health Care District does not let one more dose go to waste.
The department is requesting that the audit be completed by Feb. 12.
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