Nearly 12,000 doses of Moderna COVID-19 vaccines spoiled en route to Michigan - Detroit Free Press

A temperature disruption spoiled 21 shipments of Moderna's COVID-19 vaccine as they were being delivered to Michigan, state health officials said.

Twenty-one shipments of Moderna's COVID-19 vaccine were spoiled because of temperature control issues during delivery to Michigan, state health officials said Tuesday. .

17 and contained 11,900 doses of the vaccine, were being transported by McKesson Corp., a health care distribution company contracted with the federal government to handle coronavirus vaccines. .

Each vaccine shipment is equipped with a temperature-monitoring device used to track the vaccine temperature while in transport, state health officials said. It is believed the Moderna vaccines in those shipments got too cold

Lynn Sutfin, a spokeswoman for the state health department, said no one was injected with any of the spoiled doses of the vaccine. 

McKesson is investigating the cause of the temperature disruption and is working to quickly repack additional doses of the vaccine to ship out as a replacement for those that may have been compromised, health officials said

An additional six shipments were held back to ensure there are no problems with those doses, which may delay scheduled vaccinations at those six vaccine provider sites in the state

“We are committed to accelerating vaccine delivery as we work to reach our goal of vaccinating 70% of Michiganders over age 16 as quickly as possible with the safe and effective COVID-19 vaccine,” said Dr

This is the first report of vaccine potentially being compromised during shipment in Michigan and we are working quickly with the distributor to have replacement vaccine shipped out.”