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The issue involving damaged vaccines administered by Walgreens was originally thought to only affect five long-term care facilities but 13 doses were also given out at the Ashtabula Walgreen s store.
A 73-year-old married couple from Akron, who asked to remain anonymous, and several others received faulty vaccines at an Ashtabula Walgreens store on Feb. 1 and will have to retake the shots.
The couple reached out to WCPN after hearing about similar issues at several local nursing homes in the area on Feb. 2.
Walgreens officials confirmed that the couple received vaccine doses that were left over from those given out at one of the affected long-term care facilities.