Ottawa Disposes of $1.6B in Expired COVID-19 Shots

Published on April 8, 2024

Ottawa continues to accept COVID-19 vaccine deliveries despite throwing away expired shots worth nearly $1.6 billion, as demand for the shots drops across the country. At least 52.9 million doses of the COVID-19 vaccine were discarded as of November 2023, according to a Dec. 6 department briefing note from Health Minister Mark Holland, which was obtained by Blacklock’s Reporter. At an estimated cost of $30 per dose, the total vaccine wastage cost comes in at roughly $1.59 billion. The Public Health Agency continues to accept vaccine deliveries despite throwing away tens of millions of doses, the December note states. The department did not indicate how many more doses of COVID-19 vaccines remain to be delivered and the total number the Public Health Agency signed up to receive....