Columbus health commissioner: Early stand-by list for COVID vaccine was a ‘misstep`
(WorldNews Health)

When patients fail to show for their COVID-19 vaccination and the shots are set to expire, Columbus Public Health turns to a wait list of patients to avoid squandering vaccines. But some are questioning the department for its stand-by strategy and whether it serves those most in need. Columbus Public Health has a list of more than 200 names that it calls when it has doses that would otherwise be thrown away, as COVID-19 shots must be stored in freezers and cannot be re-frozen after they are thawed. More: Ohio doesn’t have a statewide COVID-19 vaccine wait list. But some local health departments do. The current list is closed for now and includes police, teachers and those over the age...