Over 82 Million COVID Vaccine Doses Have Been Wasted in the US

Over 82 Million , COVID Vaccine Doses , Have Been Wasted in the US.
NBC reports that 82.1 million COVID vaccine doses have been discarded in America between
December 2020 and May of 2022.
That accounts for over
11% of the doses distributed by
the United States federal government. .
According to the Centers for Disease Control
and Prevention, that is an increase from the
65 million wasted doses reported as of late February.
Over a quarter of those doses
were thrown away by CVS
and Walmart in the U.S.
Over a quarter of those doses
were thrown away by CVS
and Walmart in the U.S.
Five other pharmacies,
including Costco, wasted over
a quarter of the vaccines they received. .
Five other pharmacies,
including Costco, wasted over
a quarter of the vaccines they received. .
In Oklahoma, 28% of the nearly
4 million doses the state received
ended up being discarded.
In Alaska, 27% of the state's
1 million doses were wasted,
according to CDC data.
According to NBC, the overall amount of waste
matches World Health Organization estimates
for a vaccination campaign of this size.
According to NBC, the overall amount of waste
matches World Health Organization estimates
for a vaccination campaign of this size.
However, public health experts
warn the high amount
of waste is still alarming. .
It’s a tremendous loss to pandemic
control — especially in the context
of millions of people around
the world who haven’t even
been able to get a first dose, Dr. Sheela Shenoi, infectious disease expert
at the Yale School of Medicine, via NBC.
NBC reports that a portion of the wasted doses include
batches that expired on the shelf, some that were spoiled
in power outages and others that were just discarded.
NBC reports that a portion of the wasted doses include
batches that expired on the shelf, some that were spoiled
in power outages and others that were just discarded