10,000 doses of COVID vaccine sat with pharmacies. Now, Idaho is getting them back
Audrey Dutton, Idaho Statesman
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BOISE (Idaho Statesman) – The Idaho Statesman has identified several thousand doses of COVID-19 vaccine that were shipped to Idaho, set aside for a federal public-private partnership and then went unused.
More than 10,000 of the doses are being returned to the state’s control this weekend, for use in upcoming vaccination clinics.
“We are working with (the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention) on reallocation of doses from the Pharmacy Partnership for Long-Term Care,” said Idaho Health and Welfare spokesperson Niki Forbing-Orr. “We know we are getting over 10,000 doses back in our state allocation by Sunday.”
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