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Covid-19 vaccines: Is it okay to get a leftover jab?
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At the moment, vaccines against the coronavirus are a finite resource.
Production of the few vaccines that have been approved by regulators is limited, with demand outstripping supply.
Meanwhile, almost all of the lowest-income countries – in Africa and elsewhere – have not even started giving vaccinations.
With coronavirus-linked deaths surpassing two million globally last week, the stakes of giving vaccinations to those that need them most could not be higher.
In most countries, health workers and the elderly are first in line, with few exceptions.
But there are some circumstances in which vaccine doses are available to young, less vulnerable people, regardless of their need.
Covid-19 vaccines: Is it OK to get a leftover jab?
By Joshua Nevett
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image captionIn the US, some people have been waiting in line for a chance to get a spare dose of a Covid-19 vaccination
At the moment, vaccines against the coronavirus are a finite resource.
Production of the few vaccines that have been approved by regulators is limited, with demand outstripping supply.
Supplies are running low in some high-income countries, putting pressure on manufacturers to step up production.
Meanwhile, almost all of the lowest-income countries - in Africa and elsewhere - have not even started giving vaccinations.
Last modified on Thu 21 Jan 2021 15.44 EST
Local government officials in Austria have been accused of jumping the queue for Covid-19 vaccinations at care homes for elderly people, prompting a clarification of guidelines for handling leftover doses.
In the western federal state of Vorarlberg, the 65-year-old mayor of the town of Feldkirch received a first jab of the BioNTech vaccine at a care home, even though Austria’s national vaccination strategy calls for a prioritisation of residents, employees and medical staff at such homes.
Wolfgang Matt said he had merely waited in line in case there was a leftover dose once all priority candidates had been injected. “I wouldn’t throw out stale bread either but use it to make toast,” he told the public broadcaster ORF.