A leading pharmacist in Donegal says that his pharmacies are now being made to dump vials of out-of-date Covid-19 vaccines, in part because pharmacies have not been allowed to participate in the booster vaccination programme.
Director of Healthwise Pharmacies James Cassidy says that at one pharmacy of his alone, there were 6 vials of Covid-19 vaccines dumped as they were past their use-by date – enough for 24 doses.
He says that even though his own pharmacy staff are eligible for a booster vaccination as frontline healthcare workers – they still can’t get a booster dose in their own pharmacies…
