Vaccines dumped at Cork pharmacy due to 'electrical fault'

A number of Covid-19 vaccination appointments have been cancelled as a result of the incident

The vaccine, produced by Johnson & Johnson, must be stored in fridge conditions of 2C to +8C.

A number of vaccines have been disposed of at a pharmacy in Cork due to an “electrical fault.” 

It is understood the one-shot Janssen jabs were dumped by the team at Boots in Bandon as a result of the fault which affected the fridge the vaccines were being stored in.