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CVS, Walgreens Are America's Epicenters For COVID-19 Vaccine Waste


SACHA PFEIFFER, HOST:
Retail pharmacies have been a crucial part of the country s rollout of COVID-19 vaccines. But new reporting from Kaiser Health News finds that the majority of wasted vaccines in the U.S. comes from two big pharmacy chains, CVS and Walgreens. The findings are based on CDC data and show that those two companies are responsible for more wasted vaccines than federal, state and local government agencies combined.
Here to talk about this is reporter Joshua Eaton. He co-wrote the story with Rachana Pradhan for Kaiser Health News. Joshua, welcome.
JOSHUA EATON: Thank you for having me. ....

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CVS, Walgreens Wasted More Vaccine Than Many States


CVS, Walgreens Wasted More Vaccine Than Many States
By Joshua Eaton and Rachana Pradhan
Monday, May 03, 2021 (Kaiser News) Two national pharmacy chains that the federal government entrusted to inoculate people against covid-19 account for the lion’s share of wasted vaccine doses, according to government data obtained by KHN.
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention recorded 182,874 wasted doses as of late March, three months into the country’s effort to vaccinate the masses against the coronavirus. Of those, CVS was responsible for nearly half, and Walgreens for 21%, or nearly 128,500 wasted shots combined.
CDC data suggests that the companies have wasted more doses than states, U.S. territories and federal agencies combined. Pfizer’s vaccine, which in December was the first to be deployed and initially required storage at ultracold temperatures, represented nearly 60% of tossed doses. ....

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