Medical workers in the United States made a mad dash to administer 1,600 COVID-19 vaccines hours before they expired.
A freezer unit at a Kaiser Permanente medical center in Seattle, Washington, failed at 8:50 p.m. on Thursday, Jan. 28. Medical staff wanted to make sure they were distributed before they expired at 5:30 a.m., KOMO reported on Friday, Jan. 29.
Kaiser Permanente tapped Swedish Medical Center and the University of Washington to reach people eligible for the vaccine. People over 65 and first responders were prioritized.
By 9:30 p.m. on Thursday, an emergency plan was set. Word quickly got out on Thursday night that there was an emergency vaccine rollout, thanks t…
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