U.S. New Coronary Vaccine Was Seriously U.S. media pointed out that the number of wasted vaccines in the U.S. far exceeds the number of vaccinations in many developing countries
According to a recent report by the Associated Press, the US new crown vaccine waste problem continues to intensify. According to data released by the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, from March to September this year, the United States wasted at least 15.1 million doses of the new crown vaccine, far more than the previous statistics. This data is compiled by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention based on data reported by multi-state governments, pharmacies, and other vaccination agencies. Vaccine usage data.
According to the National Broadcasting Corporation, since the launch of the new crown vaccine, 35,000 doses of the vaccine have been thrown away in northeastern Tennessee alone, mostly because the vaccine is contained in a multi-dose bottle and must be used within a few hours once it is opened. The Associated Press found that nearly 224,000 doses of vaccine were thrown away in Louisiana. Litten, a spokesman for the state health department, said that hospitals, clinics, pharmacies and other vaccination agencies opened the bottles of vaccines in advance, but the number of people who came to vaccinate was not as expected, resulting in a lot of waste.
An article on the NBC website pointed out that the number of wasted vaccines in the United States far exceeds the number of vaccinations in many developing countries. Some experts said that this wasteful behavior in the United States is equivalent to depriving people in other countries and regions of the opportunity to vaccinate. Associate Professor Sekarara of the University of Warwick in the United Kingdom who studies equity in the prevention and control of infectious diseases said that in many African countries, less than 5% of the population has been vaccinated against the new crown, while the United States has wasted so much. This is “a tragedy.”
The Associated Press reported that there are still many people around the world eagerly waiting to be vaccinated against the new crown, and vaccine waste in the United States is particularly worthy of attention. The “New York Times” article believes that the domestic supply of vaccines in the United States exceeds demand, but the promise of assistance to other countries has been delayed. Some donated vaccines are approaching the expiration date, which has increased the difficulty of use in recipient countries or regions.
Dolan, a professor of health policy at the University of York in the United Kingdom, said that a developed country has the resources to obtain vaccines but it is easily wasted, while other countries in need cannot obtain vaccines, highlighting the unfair distribution of vaccines.
(Washington, our newspaper) Our reporter Zhang Mengxu
Copyright and disclaimer
Copyright statement: All manuscripts whose source is “Meeting Point, Xinhua Daily and its sub-papers” or whose electronic head is “Xinhua Newspaper Net” are exclusive copyrights of Xinhua Newspaper Net. No reprinting or mirroring is allowed without permission; reprinting is authorized The source must be indicated as “Xinhua Newspaper Net”, and the electric head of “Xinhua Newspaper Net” shall be kept.
Disclaimer: The reprinted manuscripts on this site only represent the author’s personal views and have nothing to do with Xinhua Newspaper.com. The originality and the text and content stated in the article have not been verified by this site. This site does not make any guarantees or promises regarding the authenticity, completeness, and timeliness of this article, all or part of the content, and the text. Readers are invited for reference only, and please Verify the relevant content yourself.