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