COVID Vaccines Go To Waste Again: Why These 16,000 Shots Were Never Used
01/20/21 AT 8:20 AM
Over 16,000 doses of the COVID vaccine have gone to waste after two different storage and delivery issues caused the drug to spoil before it could be administered to residents in Michigan and Maine.
Michigan health officials said on Tuesday that 21 shipments that contained 11,900 doses of the Moderna COVID vaccine were ruined due to temperature control issues during delivery, the Detroit Free Press reported.
Moderna’s vaccine is stable at 36 to 46 degrees Fahrenheit for up to 30 days and can be stored for up to six months at minus 4 degrees Fahrenheit.
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