Oregon health workers who were trapped in a snowstorm on the way back from a COVID-19 vaccination event went from car to car injecting trapped drivers before several doses expired. (January 29)
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ANTHONY PERRY: So, we were completing a three-day mass vaccination clinic. We ended up with six left over that we were going to manage in Public Health. On the way back, he was stuck at Haze Hill, right at the base of the passage. I think a tractor trailer was diverted, so the director of public health, Mike Weber made the comment of hey, do we want to start walking and eliminate these doses?
We kind of laughed about it first. Yes, actually, yes, because they are about to expire. We have to finish before 6:00 or we will not be able to return. It was about 3:00 on the hour. And that is what we did. Do we have doses? Yes. Do we have paperwork? Yes. Do we have band-aids, alcohol prepared, all nine meters? He scanned the checklist, he had it all.
So we had a group of five basically just walking up and down and ended up delivering all six vaccines in the snow. I know myself personally, I wouldn’t be able to sleep at night knowing that instead of going out and doing everything we could to get rid of these vaccines, they were going to be thrown away.
And then – I think that’s the biggest aspect of knowing that the community wants it, that they need it, and if we have, you know, if we get a little snow on us, so be it. We will adapt, overcome and help in any way we can.