AQW 15980/17-22 Written question to the Minister of Health
To ask the Minister of Health to detail the number of COVID-19 vaccines that have been dumped since the beginning of the vaccine roll-out.
Asked by Claire Sugden MLA on 8 March 2021
- Answered
- Written
- Tabled
- 8 March 2021
- Answer due by
- 24 March 2021
- Answered
- 18 March 202110 days after tabling
- Department
- Department of Health
- Priority question
- No
Answer
The member will be aware our Trusts and GPs are managing their vaccination programmes very efficiently to minimise any wastage of the vaccine.
Due to this strategic planning Wastage rates in the current vaccination programme are far below usual wastage rates in other vaccination programmes. Latest figures suggest a wastage rate of 0.5% which reflects the measures already in place.