DHS: 'Very small percentage' of vaccines wasted in Wisconsin
By: Brittany Lewis
Posted: Apr 30, 2021 5:52 PM CDT

-
1:08
Doctor’s Park
-
2:58
Rearing pond in Kenosha aims to support Lake Michigan salmon...
-
3:28
’It’s always been like a sanctuary for them’: Racine County’s...
-
5:13
’This is one of the units during the year that they really...
-
3:42
Choreographer returns to hometown to share the performance of...
-
6:54
Music at the Zoo and more!
-
5:38
Reviews of ’Nonnas’ and ’The Four Seasons’
-
3:42
Gallery Game Night at Racine Art Museum
-
3:49
Franksville Craft Beer Garden Opening Weekend and more with...
-
4:10
Kitten Fostering 101
-
2:48
Mom, my gift to you is some amazing weather in your honor
-
2:27
Wisconsin mom celebrates Mother’s Day after receiving rare...
MILWAUKEE (CBS 58) -- The Wisconsin Department of Health Services says a very small percentage of the vaccines allocated and administered in the state have been wasted or spoiled.
Since December, 4,500 doses have been wasted or spoiled in Wisconsin, according to a spokesperson for DHS.
"4,500 is a very small percentage – 0.1% - of the more than four million doses that have been allocated and administered by our vaccinating partners," a spokesperson said.
DHS says even with that, the state's wastage rate is 20 times below the federal government's standard of 2%.
A spokesperson for the Milwaukee Health Department says there has been minimal waste of vaccines from MHD. The statistic is around .05%.
Sign up for the CBS 58 Newsletter