No wasted doses: Health officials making plans to ensure no vaccine tossed away – northeastNOW

Across the country, some 30,000 people are getting the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine at 14 different sites as part of the largest mass vaccination effort in Canadian history.
Each region has varying plans to deliver their limited doses of the difficult-to-handle vaccine to high-risk recipients. 
And time is of the essence. Once the vaccine is thawed and prepared, it must be used within five days. 
We absolutely dont want any wasted doses, Roussin said.
He said if someone does not show up for an appointment,…

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