According to the statement made by the Bulgarian Ministry of Health, 2.1 million doses of Covid-19 vaccine worth 25 million euros were wasted.
The whole world has been shaken by the coronavirus epidemic.
While more than 2 million people have lost their lives since the first day of the cases, vaccination studies were the last resort for the transition to normal life.
While the found vaccines were released, many companies also made billions of dollars.
Many countries entered the race to buy vaccines from companies.
One of them was Bulgaria.
However, in the statement made by Bulgaria, it was announced that millions of doses of Covid-19 vaccines were destroyed.
Vaccine worth 25 million euros wasted
According to the data on the website of the Bulgarian Ministry of Health, 2.1 million doses of Covid-19 vaccine worth 25 million euros have been destroyed or will be destroyed so far in Bulgaria.
It was reported that the vaccines were destroyed due to reasons such as expired, unused multi-dose vials, incomplete use, broken bottles and improper storage.
A large number of vaccines have been destroyed to date
In Bulgaria, 689 thousand 508 doses of vaccine from AstraZeneca, 1 million 159 thousand 628 doses from Pfizer/BioNTech, 261 thousand 828 doses from Moderna, 4 thousand 803 doses from Janssen, 9 doses from Valneva Austri have been destroyed so far. .
Bulgaria agreed on May 17, 2021 to purchase 14 million doses of vaccine from Pfizer/BioNTech for 267 million euros.
Pfizer/BioNTech will deliver 8 million 354 thousand 768 doses of the said order to Bulgaria this year.
Will not receive vaccines from other brands this year
Bulgaria will not receive vaccines from other brands this year. While Bulgaria is in the last place among the European Union (EU) countries in vaccination, it is among the countries with the highest number of deaths due to Covid-19 compared to the population in Europe.
