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.”
Florida officials demand audit after 1,000 vaccine doses spoil
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State calls for audit after 1,000 vaccine doses spoil in Palm Beach County
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Updated: 12:19 PM EST Feb 3, 2021 The Florida Department of Health is calling for an audit of the Palm Beach County Health Care District after more than 1,000 doses of the COVID-19 vaccine were spoiled last week.The mistake was discovered on Jan. 22 when officials realized 232 vials, which is approximately 1,160 doses, were too warm.Palm Beach County Health Care District leaders blame the issue on human error.In a statement, the Health Care District said: It was determined this incident was caused when the power supply for a refrigerator storing the vaccine on our mobile unit at an outreach site was unintentionally turned off. The compromised vaccine was destroyed and all vaccines that have been administered were safe.The Florida Department of Health is now asking for the Palm Beach County Health Care District to perform a full accounting of all vaccine-related equipment and procedures it has in place to store and handle the vaccine.State officials are asking that the aud