Kobe City announced that about 200 doses of vaccine could not be used at the mass inoculation site for the new corona vaccine in the city because the power plug of the cool box was pulled out and the temperature rose.
According to the city of Kobe, at around 7:30 pm on the 23rd, staff members found that the power plug of the cool box was unplugged at the mass inoculation site set up at the Hyogo Ward Office.
It means that the temperature of the cool box has already risen to 21 degrees.
When the pharmacist took out the vaccine two hours ago, there were no abnormalities, so it is possible that the power was off for up to two hours.
If the vaccine is thawed at room temperature, it cannot be used for inoculation unless it is diluted within 2 hours, and Kobe City has decided to discard the 215 doses of vaccine left at room temperature.
There is no impact on future vaccination schedules.
Since the outlet was placed on the flow line of people, it seems that the cause was that the plug was loosened due to contact with the foot, so Kobe City will thoroughly prevent recurrence by checking the wiring layout at all venues. doing.
Hiroyuki Hanada, director of the Health Bureau of Kobe City, apologized, "We are very sorry for the inconvenience caused to the citizens by wasting a very valuable vaccine."