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New York State’s Guidelines Forced Vaccines To Be Thrown In Trash

Hank Berrien
New York State’s Guidelines Forced Vaccines To Be Thrown In Trash
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After New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo “had stuck to rigid guidelines that prioritized health care workers, and residents and staff of nursing homes and group homes,” as The New York Times reported on Friday, medical providers were throwing unused vaccines in the trash.

“Across New York State, medical providers in recent weeks had the same story: They had been forced to throw out precious vaccine doses because of difficulties finding patients who matched precisely with the state’s strict vaccination guidelines — and the steep penalties they would face had they made a mistake,” The New York Times reported on Sunday.

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