First Posted: May 03, 2021 10:04 PM EDT
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Major national pharmacy chains CVS and Walgreens were found to account for a huge portion of wasted COVID vaccine doses, according to government data.
A total of 182,874 wasted doses were recorded by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention as of late March.
CVS was responsible for nearly half of the wasted doses, while Walgreens is responsible for 21 percent. A total of 128,500 wasted shots combined, according to an ABC News report.
The CDC data reported showed that the pharmaceutical companies have wasted more doses as compared to states, U.S. territories, and federal agencies combine.