These 1,000 lost vaccines were part of a batch of 20,000 doses delivered by Russia to poor countries in Central Asia.
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In Kyrgyzstan, in Central Asia, 1,000 doses of the Sputnik V vaccine ended up in the trash.
The cause of such a mess? A person unplugged the refrigerator which stored the doses … to recharge his phone.
One of the employees to blame?
These vaccines were part of a batch of 20,000 doses delivered by Russia to the poorest countries in Central Asia.
A maintenance worker could be at the origin of the unfortunate incident, according to the Minister of Health Alimkadyr Beïchenaliïev.
« If one of the employees is to blame, a cleaning lady or someone else, the clinic will have to answer financially. “He told reporters.
Kyrgyzstan is severely affected by a third wave of the pandemic.
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