More than 1,800 doses of the COVID-19 vaccine were wasted across Wisconsin, according to the Department of Health Services. Continuing Coverage: Coronavirus in WisconsinWISN 12 investigated state data that shows the number of wasted doses from the start of vaccinations in December through the end of February. The records do not include the 34 vaccines that were wasted last week at the Wisconsin Center, by the Milwaukee Health Department.According to the state data obtained by WISN 12, December through February, nearly 1.5 million vaccines were administered. Prosecutors said 500 vaccines were intentionally sabotaged by Grafton pharmacist Steven Brandenburg in December.Not including the sabotaged vaccines, state data reveals 1,827 vaccines were wasted. Compared to the number of vaccines administered, the number of vaccines wasted is 0.12%, or about one in every 786 vaccines. St. Nicholas Hospital in Sheboygan is among the top five distributors in the state with the most wasted va
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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.