Why Precious Doses of COVID-19 Vaccine Keep Getting Dumped

FROM BAD TO WORSE

“A little bit of me dies every time we hear about a dose that’s been lost.”

Senior Reporter

Published Jan. 20 2021 5:37PM EST

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An already beleaguered U.S. vaccine roll-out has hit a new snag: Thousands of doses of the COVID-19 vaccine around the country are being dumped after being stored at the wrong temperature.

More than 4,000 doses of the Moderna vaccine were wasted in Maine on Tuesday, when clinics opened their deliveries to...

Emily Shugerman

Senior Reporter

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Why Precious Doses of COVID-19 Vaccine Keep Getting Dumped

“A little bit of me dies every time we hear about a dose that’s been lost.”

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Emily Shugerman