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HSE confirms 22 vials of vaccine unusable after incorrect storage at nursing home
The HSE said an appropriate cold chain was not in place. By Michelle Hennessy Tuesday 26 Jan 2021, 7:03 PM Jan 26th 2021, 7:03 PM 37,843 Views 60 Comments
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THE HSE HAS confirmed that 22 vials of the coronavirus vaccine could not be used because they had been incorrectly stored after being delivered to a nursing home.
The incident, first reported by RTÉ, occurred with vials that were sent to a nursing home in the Midlands Louth Meath Community Health Organisation.
In a statement, the HSE said an appropriate cold chain was not in place at the nursing home and these vials, which contained doses of the Pfizer/BioNTech vaccine, cannot be used. Each vial contains at least five doses.