Wasteful destruction of vaccines

WHO think that 50% wastage isn't unprecedented. See attached and how it is being addressed.

I wouldn't get too het up over 1.7%

theconversation.com/covid-vaccine-some-waste-is-normal-but-heres-how-it-is-being-kept-to-a-minimum-152772

The logistics of mass vaccination on the scale we are seeing world wide must be pretty horrendous. It is surely inevitable that there will be blips and, while it is frustrating that so many doses had to be destroyed, it would be even worse if they were used anywhere and proved ineffective.

It’s a shame whatever the reason because there are millions of people in the world who are quite literally dying for a vaccine.

I read the report in the Telegraph. It seemed the AZ vaccines were not used in time because they could no longer be given to the under 40’s. And logistical problems meant they could not be sent abroad in time to help others.

Its just me, sorry GillT57

But I look at something like this and think, well, how do they know? How much did they think they would lose to wastage? Is 1.7% actually quite good? Did they think they were going to use them in August but no-shows made it impossible to do that? Would it have cost far too much to repackage it all up and send it off somewhere else? Could the destination country actually have done something with it? Are there contractual issues that would prevent them giving vaccines to other countries?

Can't help it, sorry....

Ok Alegrias, I picked it up on a trusted FB page, didn't realise it was a Telegraph quote, now off to eat humble pie and wash my mouth out. Then I will look for someone with medical knowledge

Looking at a map of the world and the percentage of people vaccinated it is a dreadful waste that those vaccines weren't sent to those parts of the world where the percentage of people vaccinated is nil.

The Telegraph I see.

Extrapolated to UK wide figures from the figures in Wales, without any corroboration from anybody who actually knows.

Perhaps someone with medical knowledge will come along and tell us whether 1.7% wastage is typical for vaccination programs?