This is a PRIME EXAMPLE of STUPIDITY in the FDA, which should be ELIMINATED.
It’s also a prime example of stupid people.
You wouldn’t think stupid people would be in healthcare, would you?
And yet…
StatNews.com
Labeling Confusion Led To Wasted Doses Of Pfizer COVID-19 Vaccine
By Olivia Goldhill @OliviaGoldhill
December 16, 2020
With the COVID-19 vaccine in short supply, hospital pharmacists found themselves in the unexpected position of throwing away one in every six doses of the first Pfizer-BioNTech vaccines distributed this week in the United States.
The confusion came over labeling: The vaccine comes in vials labeled as containing enough for five doses. But pharmacists discovered that, after thawing and mixing the contents with a dilutent, each vial contained enough vaccine for six doses. Without explicit approval from the manufacturer, that final dose had to be discarded.
“It was overtly clear early on there’s some extra volume,” said Russell Findlay, Pharmacy Manager at University of Utah Health. His colleagues called Pfizer on Tuesday to ask if they could use the extra dose, said Findlay, but the company wouldn’t give a definitive answer.
Pharmacists and executives at several health care systems said Read the rest of this entry »