Re:The Vaccine Had to Be Used. He Used It. He Was Fired
by wycy on Thursday February 11, 2021 @11:13AM
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I don't know that this situation is that rare. I just got Moderna dose 1 last night and heard the nurses talking about no-shows and how many bottles they were going to have left over (I didn't catch the number). Anecdata of course, but I don't think leftover doses is some crazy rarity.
Edit: To be clear, I don't know whether these left over bottles were going to go to waste or if they had contingency plans to use them.
We just need a small caveat in the rules that only people the doctor doesn't know (either directly or through a mutual acquaintance) are allowed to receive an unplanned shot in this manner, to eliminate the incentive to do it on purpose. As well as some accountability after the fact, depending on the details of the case.
The outcome of this is fairly tragic, I consider this doctor somewhat of a hero and here he is being punished by unthinking bureaucrats. What a shame.