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Originally Posted by Chris
Just to stress that I’m talking about second dose side effects among working-age NHS Scotland critical care staff.
The Herald has led on a story this morning complaining that hospitals are now sticking very rigidly to the single-dose policy even where they have defrosted vials with leftover vaccine at the end of the day that must either be used immediately or thrown out. Some staff are asking why it’s getting thrown out.
You can read the front page print story, with a little squinting, here: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-55687690
The actual reason is as I’ve given above, although you’re not going to get an on-the-record confirmation of that. (I could name you a hospital and a senior staff member, but I’m not going to). |
My husband and I were both contacted when our local hub had Pfizer vaccines, which if not used that day, would have to be binned. We are both considered to be at risk and were offered these first jabs if we could get to the center by the end of the session... at least a month earlier than we had expected.
John who is in his late 70's got his the week befor Christmas and I had mine 10 days ago. I understand why they may not be considered as viable for 2nd jabs but binning usable vaccinations when they can be used by someone needing a initial vaccination seems to be a no-brainer.