Irish Examiner view: Unsung heroes of the pandemic

More than two-thirds of the 15m coronavirus vaccines shipped within the US remain unused. Picture: AP Photo/Mark Lennihan

Even in a world where once-reliable societies seem increasingly unhinged, yesterday’s announcement from America that more than two-thirds of the 15m coronavirus vaccines shipped within the US remain unused signals a new, all but unimaginable darkness. 

In New York, not so long ago America’s epicentre of the pandemic, hospitals have dispensed less than half the allocated doses. New York’s main public hospital network has only administered 31%.