Nearly 1K COVID-19 vaccines wasted, Ohio Department of Health says
890 Moderna vaccines wasted after not being properly stored
COVID-19 vaccine Moderna (Source: Tim Dubravetz)
By FOX19 Digital Staff | January 20, 2021 at 2:57 PM EST - Updated January 20 at 5:10 PM
COLUMBUS, Ohio (FOX19) - A vaccine provider in Columbus potentially mishandled 890 doses of Moderna COVID-19 vaccine, the Ohio Department of Health said in a news release Tuesday.
According to the ODH, SpecialtyRX received 1,500 vaccines to give to residents at eight long-term care facilities before the new year.
After administering the first doses, SpecialtyRX had 890 doses remaining.
“The company was exploring a transfer of the doses to another provider when it was discovered that they had failed to appropriately monitor temperatures in their refrigerator and freezer,” the ODH said in the release.