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Oldenburg (dpa / lni) - Because of a one and a half day interruption in the cold chain, 500 vaccination doses made by the manufacturer Biontech / Pfizer have become unusable in the Oldenburg vaccination center.

The city of Oldenburg announced on Saturday.

The city administration spoke of a "serious error", which, however, had no effect on the vaccination appointments.

The vaccine from Biontech must be stored at extremely low temperatures.

Before the vaccination, he is then placed in a refrigerator to slowly adjust the substance to higher temperatures.

But this did not happen, said city spokesman Reinhard Schenke.

The vaccine had been stored for a day and a half at room temperature and was therefore unusable.

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