Ottawa continues to accept COVID-19 vaccine deliveries despite throwing away expired shots worth nearly $1.6 billion, as demand for the shots drops across the country.
At least 52.9 million doses of the COVID-19 vaccine were discarded as of November 2023, according to a Dec. 6 department briefing note from Health Minister Mark Holland, which was obtained by Blacklock’s Reporter. At an estimated cost of $30 per dose, the total vaccine wastage cost comes in at roughly $1.59 billion.
