COVID-19 vaccines going to waste in the country due to expiration or mishandling continue to pile up.The Department of Health (DOH) on Friday said about 44 million doses had been wasted, of which
Department of Health Officer-In-Charge Maria Rosario Vergeire during the press conference on Nov. 4, 2022 at DOH Central Office. INQUIRER.net/Noy Morcoso
DOH officer in charge Maria Rosario Vergeire said that of the total figure, 24.6 million doses had gone unused past their shelf life, while 6.7 million were discarded due to “operational” lapses in their storage or handling. Only about 2 percent of the total wastage came from batches procured by the national government, she added.Vaccines lost to operational wastage mainly refer to dosages that were damaged due to mishandling during calamities, broken vials, discoloration or wrong storage temperature.
Lawmakers had estimated that P15.6 billion worth of COVID-19 vaccines were wasted. No new amount was given by the DOH for the latest count of wastage.
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