About 6,000 doses of COVID-19 vaccine stock in Orange County, which may not have been at the recommended temperature due to the refrigeration issue, are still safe to use, and the problem did not disrupt the vaccinations at provincial works on Wednesday, February 10th. .
Provincial officials said the problem occurred at the Soka University vaccination center on Tuesday night, and they delayed administering the doses Wednesday “out of caution” while inquiring with the manufacturer.
“After checking the details, the manufacturer advised that the temperature deviation did not compromise the safety or efficacy of the vaccine, and gave a confirmation that the vaccine is safely available under the normal protocol,” the province said Wednesday afternoon. .
Lisa Bartlett, the fifth district OC supervisor, said the Pfizer vaccine used at Soka should be kept within a cold temperature. According to her, it was discovered that the vaccines were in the fridge, but that it was outside the recommended temperature.
The pharmacists who arrived at work on Wednesday at 4:30 a.m. to prepare the vaccines noticed that the refrigerator was malfunctioning and not functioning within the specific temperature range, Orange County CEO Frank Kim told City News Service said.
Additional vaccine supplies have been brought in so that those with the appointments scheduled for Wednesday can still get their chance, said county spokeswoman Molly Nichelson, saying there is no disruption to our vaccination efforts.
The provincial health official, Dr Clayton Chau, said the province received about 37,000 doses of vaccinations per week, and officials were aiming to give up to 4,000 shots a day to Soka University.
The third district superintendent, Don Wagner and Bartlett, said the doses in Soka were in a limited area and that the problem did not appear to be due to tampering or malpractice. Wagner added that the sheriff’s department was investigating the incident.