Five Ohio nursing homes given faulty COVID-19 vaccines
Walgreens is working with the Centers for DIsease Control and Prevention to identify people who need to be re-vaccinated.
Feb 2, 2021 2:50 PM By: Jess Hardin
Dr. Bruce Vanderhoff during the state s coronavirus update on Tuesday, Feb. 2, 2021.
COLUMBUS Five Ohio nursing homes received vaccines not kept at the proper temperature by Walgreens, one of the pharmacies responsible for distributing vaccines to Ohio nursing homes.
The nursing homes affected include:
The Maples/Ashtabula County Residential Services Corp.;
Ashtabula Towers;
Six Chimneys in Cleveland;
Willow Park Convalescent Home in Cleveland. If there is any breach in that cold storage process before the vaccine is thawed and administered, the vaccine can’t be relied upon to be effective, said Ohio Department of Health Chief Medical Officer Bruce Vanderhoff.