![]() ![]() These overdrawn, extra doses could not be administered, as this vaccination clinic was for administration of second doses only, and all patients at this clinic were required to have already received their first dose of the vaccine administered by Tulare County Public Health. ![]() The health department could not provide us with an on-camera interview about the wasted doses but did send a statement explaining the incident.Īn incident occurred at our COVID Vaccination clinic held last Saturday at the International Agri-Center in Tulare where vaccines were overdrawn, resulting in eleven vaccine doses leftover after the individual having the last appointment was vaccinated and the clinic was closed. Tulare County has been asking for more doses as they are in high demand. Of those with their first shot, 80% are still awaiting their second. Tulare County’s coronavirus dashboard shows how many vaccines have been administered.Ģ6,770 have been administered so farm, roughly 5% of the population. Eyewitness News confirmed with the Tulare County Health Department that 11 doses were destroyed.Īn internal investigation is underway to find out what went wrong after an inside source revealed what happened. Preparations are underway to begin rolling out vaccines to those eligible in Phase 1B as soon as possible once the county has ample supply of vaccine.VISALIA, California (KGPE) – Tulare County health officials were forced to throw out unused COVID-19 vaccines over the weekend.
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