Tennessee county reports 975 missing vaccines

By KIMBERLEE KRUESI
Associated Press

Public health officials in eastern Tennessee say 975 doses of the COVID-19 vaccine that disappeared were likely thrown out by accident.

The Knox County Health Department says the doses were shipped to the region last week, but local officials say they have no record of receiving them.

Department Director Dr. Martha Buchanan believes the box containing the doses was probably discarded by someone who thought they were throwing out dry ice.

Due to security reasons, vaccine doses are shipped without readily identifiable information attached.

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