US media: The number of vaccines wasted in the United States far exceeds the number of vaccinations in many developing countries

According to the Associated Press, the problem of new crown vaccine waste in the United States continues to increase. Data released by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention shows that at least 15.1 million doses of COVID-19 vaccine were wasted in the United States between March and September this year, far more than previous statistics. This data is compiled by the CDC based on data reported by multiple state governments, pharmacies, and other vaccination agencies, and does not include vaccine use data from at least seven states, including Arkansas and Connecticut, as well as multiple federal agencies such as the Department of Defense and the Prison Service.

According to NBC, since the covid-19 vaccine was launched, only the northeastern region of Tennessee has thrown away 3. 50,000 doses of vaccine, mostly because the vaccine is packed in multi-dose bottles and must be used within a few hours once opened. The Associated Press found that Louisiana has nearly 22. 40,000 doses of the vaccine were thrown away. Li Teng, a spokesman for the state's health department, said that hospitals, clinics, pharmacies and other vaccination institutions opened the bottles containing vaccines in advance, but the number of people who came to get vaccinated was less than expected, resulting in a lot of waste.

The article on NBC's website notes that the number of vaccines wasted in the United States far exceeds the number of vaccinations in many developing countries. Some experts said that this wasteful behavior in the United States is equivalent to depriving people in other countries and regions of the opportunity to get vaccinated. Secarara, an associate professor at the University of Warwick in the United Kingdom who studies the fairness of infectious disease prevention and control, said it was "a tragedy" that fewer than 5% of the population in many African countries had been vaccinated against COVID-19, while the United States had wasted so much.

The Associated Press reported that there are still many people around the world eagerly waiting for the new crown vaccine, and the vaccine waste in the United States is particularly worthy of attention. The New York Times article believes that the domestic vaccine supply in the United States is oversupplied, but the promise of assistance to other countries has been delayed, and some donated vaccines are close to expiration, which makes it more difficult for recipient countries or regions to use.

Dolan, a professor of health policy at the University of York in the United Kingdom, said that a developed country has the resources to obtain vaccines but is easily wasted, while other countries in need cannot get vaccines, highlighting the unfair distribution of vaccines.