DHS: 'Very small percentage' of vaccines wasted in Wisconsin
By: Brittany Lewis
Posted: Apr 30, 2021 5:52 PM CDT
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MILWAUKEE (CBS 58) -- The Wisconsin Department of Health Services says a very small percentage of the vaccines allocated and administered in the state have been wasted or spoiled.
Since December, 4,500 doses have been wasted or spoiled in Wisconsin, according to a spokesperson for DHS.
"4,500 is a very small percentage – 0.1% - of the more than four million doses that have been allocated and administered by our vaccinating partners," a spokesperson said.
DHS says even with that, the state's wastage rate is 20 times below the federal government's standard of 2%.
A spokesperson for the Milwaukee Health Department says there has been minimal waste of vaccines from MHD. The statistic is around .05%.
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