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April 12, 2021 ONLY 32 out of the 134,160 doses of coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19) vaccines received in Central Visayas were wasted, the Department of Health regional office (DOH 7) said.
DOH 7 spokesperson Dr. Mary Jean Loreche said they will make sure that no more vaccines would go to waste.
“We are looking forward to minimizing wastage. We are very much careful in handling the vaccines,” she said.
She said 24 AstraZeneca doses were spoiled because the vials had been opened but the intended recipients did not turn up at the vaccination area.
Each vial contains 10 doses. Once opened, the vaccine must be used in less than six hours.
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Mandaue hospitals, CCMC receive AstraZeneca vaccine. (File photo)
+ March 16, 2021 THE hospitals in Mandaue City received 331 vials of AstraZeneca, each of which is equivalent to 10 doses, on Sunday, March 14, 2021.
Ernie Manatad, chairman of the Mandaue City Vaccine Board and president of the Association of Barangay Councils, told SunStar Cebu that seven hospitals in Mandaue City, both public and private, had received the AstraZeneca vaccines allocated by the Department of Health (DOH) 7.
Manatad said the number of doses provided to each hospital depends on the number of medical workers listed on its master list.
On March 15, Manatad said 690 medical workers from hospitals in Mandaue City had been vaccinated since the arrival of the vaccine from Sinovac Biotech Ltd. last week.