What you should know about what happens to leftover COVID-19 vaccines in Ohio
Updated Feb 26, 2021;
Posted Feb 26, 2021
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CLEVELAND, Ohio – Unconfirmed rumors abound of pharmacists and other health workers discarding precious doses of COVID-19 vaccines that are about to expire or giving them to a privileged few rather than eligible folks on long waiting lists.
The vaccines are in short supply, and the waiting lists are long. That much is well documented. But are the stories of vaccines going to waste or into ineligible arms true or just products of overactive imaginations?
Cleveland.com and The Plain Dealer sought answers by reaching out to the Ohio Department of Health, the Cuyahoga County Board of Health and some private providers of vaccines. Here is what we found:
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Cleveland records 45 newly confirmed COVID-19 coronavirus cases, 13 new deaths: Tuesday update cleveland.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from cleveland.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
100 residents and staff receive COVID-19 vaccine at Cleveland homeless shelter
100 residents and staff receive COVID-19 vaccine at Cleveland homeless shelter By Kelly Kennedy | February 19, 2021 at 10:31 PM EST - Updated February 19 at 10:31 PM
CLEVELAND, Ohio (WOIO) - As of Feb. 19, the homeless are not included in Ohio’s vaccination plan, even though those living in shelters are at very high risk for contracting the virus.
It took a partnership to bring the first doses of the vaccine to the largest homeless shelter in the state.
MetroHealth’s family medicine department has been coming to the 2100 Lakeside homeless shelter for 11 months to educate the homeless community about COVID-19.