vaccine spoilage

Massachusetts has yet to receive word of any delay in an anticipated shipment of the Johnson & Johnson’s COVID-19 vaccine since the company announced they tossed a batch Wednesday, according to Gov. Charlie Baker’s office. Johnson and Johnson said their “quality control” process identified a batch of their vaccine that did not meet their standards, and it had to...

Johnson and Johnson says their “quality control” process identified a batch of their vaccine that did not meet their standards, and it had to be discarded. The pharmaceutical company did not say how large the single batch was, but the New York Times reported 15 million doses have been ruined.

Nearly 2,000 doses of the coronavirus vaccine spoiled on a truck in Jamaica Plain Tuesday, a VA spokesman confirmed, at a time when vaccine doses coming to Massachusetts are down 73%.

Thousands of doses of coronavirus vaccine exceeded temperature requirements during their shipment to Maine, public health authorities said on Tuesday.

More than 4,000 doses of the Moderna COVID-19 vaccine bound for Maine healthcare providers has been deemed unusable after shipping containers reached the wrong temperature.