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Quebec’s ‘Plan B’ for leftover COVID-19 vaccines at the end of the day
COVID-19 vaccines, there are cases when there are leftover vials at the end of the day.Regional health authorities say it’s rare but they do have backup plans to avoid vaccine spoilage and waste.CIUSSS de L’ouest de L’ile de Montreal assistant director Talia Toledano says it’s rare there are leftovers but when there are, they make sure they never go to waste.“Sometimes we’ll have someone who is 85 who will come in, who made a mistake and didn’t take an appointment when they thought they did, so we’ll take their name and phone number and keep it,” says Toledano.“We have a board by age group and then if we have leftovers we call from the oldest person on the list to come and get their vaccine.”Toledano says the priority always remains