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Leftover Doses of Vaccine Raise Some Troubling Issues
American Council on Science and Health ^ | 01/08/21 | Josh Bloom

Posted on 01/13/2021 1:15:51 PM PST by Pining_4_TX

So far, the rollout of the COVID vaccine has been an embarrassing mess. There are different rules at different distribution locations, and sometimes they seem to change randomly. And to complicate matters, we're learning about unused, leftover doses. So who gets them? Or do they get thrown out?

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TOPICS: Culture/Society; Government; News/Current Events; US: New York
KEYWORDS: covid; government; vaccine
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In New York, pharmacists are so afraid of violating the rules on which groups are supposed to get the vaccine firs, that they end up tossing some doses.
1 posted on 01/13/2021 1:15:51 PM PST by Pining_4_TX
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To: Pining_4_TX

Cardinal rule - no waste


2 posted on 01/13/2021 1:18:25 PM PST by Brian Griffin
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To: Pining_4_TX

I’m waiting to hear stories about people getting charged for a vaccine dose that they never took.


3 posted on 01/13/2021 1:19:26 PM PST by CatOwner (Don't expect anyone, even conservatives, to have your back when the SHTF in 2021)
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To: Pining_4_TX

Leftovers are thrown out. Temperature/time sensitive application and some governors get upset if people “jump the line” so they go unused when patients miss their appointments


4 posted on 01/13/2021 1:19:44 PM PST by a fool in paradise (Who built the cages, Joe?)
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To: Brian Griffin

I propse giving the left over doses to politicians multiple times.


5 posted on 01/13/2021 1:20:53 PM PST by oldasrocks
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To: Pining_4_TX

Working great here in Florida.
They are inoculating the most vulnerable first. At Capital Health, they are going by age, oldest first.


6 posted on 01/13/2021 1:23:20 PM PST by Little Ray (The Left and Right no longer have anything in common. A House divided against itself cannot stand.)
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To: Pining_4_TX

Always love articles that ask more questions than answers they provide.

Trump’s job was to get the Vaccines to the states. From
there the local people took control and ran the disbursement.

This is one more thing that will be dumped on Trump. Why he
should have been out there administering every vaccine shot.

/s


7 posted on 01/13/2021 1:24:30 PM PST by DoughtyOne (Communists: "We're anti-Fascist! That's why we use and chapion fascist actions for our allies.")
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does anyone know when they determine a vaccine is suboptimal or do they?
8 posted on 01/13/2021 1:27:22 PM PST by RummyChick (To President Trump: https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/3923111/posts)
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To: CatOwner

No recipient is getting charged for the vaccine. Am I wrong?


9 posted on 01/13/2021 1:27:42 PM PST by steve86 (Prophecies of Maelmhaedhoc O'Morgair (Latin form: Malachy))
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To: Pining_4_TX
It would be more "troubling" if it were truly a "vaccine" or actually prevented you from getting the COVID-19 virus.

It only addresses the symptoms, and does nothing to prevent you from spreading the virus.

Did I mention there are side effects from the vaccine?

10 posted on 01/13/2021 1:29:39 PM PST by G Larry (Authority is vested in those to whom it applies.)
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To: steve86

I think you are wrong. There is a per dose cost. Insurance might cover it, but again, someone is paying for it.


11 posted on 01/13/2021 1:33:11 PM PST by CatOwner (Don't expect anyone, even conservatives, to have your back when the SHTF in 2021)
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G Larry wrote: “It would be more “troubling” if it were truly a “vaccine” or actually prevented you from getting the COVID-19 virus. It only addresses the symptoms, and does nothing to prevent you from spreading the virus.”

To be accurate, what was said was that the vaccine’s effectiveness in stopping the spread wasn’t tested therefore it’s effectiveness in stopping the spread was unknown.


12 posted on 01/13/2021 1:37:58 PM PST by DugwayDuke (Biden - Not My President!)
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To be accurate if it only treats the symptoms and doesn’t stop you from CATCHING the virus, then it can not possibly stop you from spreading the virus.


13 posted on 01/13/2021 1:45:40 PM PST by G Larry (Authority is vested in those to whom it applies.)
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To: Pining_4_TX

.... Trump really messed this thing up .... Don’t Worry though ... Biden will fix it.


14 posted on 01/13/2021 1:46:41 PM PST by R_Kangel ("A nation of sheep will beget a nation ruled by wolves")
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The Pfizer/BioNtech vaccine, once thawed and diluted, is stable for only six hours in the refrigerator. It cannot be refrozen.

Hmmm. I wondered about the freezing and thawing, so now we know. Just wait until they give you the shot that's been hanging out in the back shelf for a couple weeks.

15 posted on 01/13/2021 1:47:30 PM PST by bgill (.)
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To: Pining_4_TX

In our 3 county, Northern California, area, one hospital had a lot of vaccine intended for health care people that wasn’t needed.

Somehow they had a to call list of the next priority class.

One relative runs a small day car center, and she was called and one relative has a rare muscular diagnosis and she was called.

They both got their vaccinations yesterday and are doing fine today.


16 posted on 01/13/2021 1:48:21 PM PST by Grampa Dave (Law & order took the last train out of DC and America on election/coup/night, Tues., Nov. 03, 2020!n)
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Austin, TX

https://www.kxan.com/news/local/austin/with-icu-space-on-the-brink-health-officials-to-discuss-covid-19-response-at-10-a-m/

“People receiving vaccine ahead of others in higher priority groups... Reports that people who fall outside of priority groups just showed up and were vaccinated are true, APH confirmed. “We had people that were in the line, that had stayed in the line. So out of a common courtesy, we decided to go ahead and provide that vaccine to them,”


17 posted on 01/13/2021 1:52:25 PM PST by bgill (.)
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To: G Larry

G Larry wrote: “To be accurate if it only treats the symptoms and doesn’t stop you from CATCHING the virus, then it can not possibly stop you from spreading the virus.”

Again, you’re misconstruing what was said. People who took the vaccine were not continually tested to see if they had the virus. They were only tested if they developed symptoms. Therefore, all that was known was whether it prevented people from showing symptoms. People could have been asymptomatic after the vaccine.


18 posted on 01/13/2021 1:54:15 PM PST by DugwayDuke (Biden - Not My President!)
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To: Grampa Dave

Hope they didn’t show up in hour 7 of being thawed.


19 posted on 01/13/2021 1:55:33 PM PST by bgill (.)
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To: Pining_4_TX

This incompetence falls squarely on state and local governments.

They had at least 3 months to develop a plan for distribution, but obviously no workable plan was developed.

Just another program that government has not been able to run effectively and efficiently. They should have given it to a non-government-related private contractor. Capitalism works.


20 posted on 01/13/2021 2:01:44 PM PST by beekay
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