More than 100m vaccine doses were rejected in December alone due to rapidly expiring donations from wealthy countries; Spain continues vaccine push with 90.5% of population aged 12 and above jabbed
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Poorer nations last month rejected more than 100m doses of Covid-19 vaccines distributed by the global programme COVAX, mainly due to their rapid expiry date, a UNICEF official has said.
Etleva Kadilli, director of the agency’s supply division told lawmakers at the European Parliament that the main reason for rejection was the delivery of doses with a short shelf-life, Reuters reports.
More than a 100 million have been rejected just in December alone.”
We MUST invest in last-mile delivery to get vaccines from tarmacs to arms. Countries need delivery support – including for health workers, cold chains, and education programs to combat vaccine hesitancy – if they want to use all the vaccines they receive.”
