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Almost 2,000 Vaccine Doses Spoiled at JP VA Medical Center After Freezer Unplugged

By David Ertischek | January 25, 2021
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As people across the world clamor for Coronavirus vaccines, a careless circumstance led to nearly 2,000 vaccine doses being spoiled at the Jamaica Plain VA Medical Center.

The plug of a freezer was loose after a contractor removed it while cleaning, reported NBCboston.com. The freezer in a secure location with an alarm system that was installed.

Congressman Stephen Lynch visited the facility after hearing about the human error that led to the vaccine doses being compromised. His office shared an image of what the back of the freezer looked like before the error, and then after when it had been more secured.

Antoun Houranieh, Associate Chief Pharmacist of the JP VA, right, showed Congressman Stephen Lynch the freezer that was compromised. (Photo from Stephen Lynch's office)

Lynch took a tour of the facility with director of the site, Vincent Ng, and the two have asked Michael Missal, Inspector General of the VA, to visit the site and offer any further recommendations to improve safety.

As of Jan. 19, 359,919 Massachusetts residents have been vaccinated, according to the state's COVID-19 website.

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The February Vigil in Support of Black Lives Matter will be held Thursday evening, February 2, from 5:30-6:30 pm on the lawn of the First Baptist Church in Jamaica Plain. […]

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Learn About The History of St John’s Episcopal Church, Jamaica Plain

Katharine Cipolla, Parish Historian, will present a survey of the historic building from her recent book A History of St. John’s Episcopal Church, Jamaica Plain, Massachusetts, The First Century. St. […]

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Julian Loida and Lucy Little to Perform

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Julian Loida and Lucy Little to Perform

Vibraphonist Julian Loida and violinist Lucy Little will appear in a duo concert at Hope Central Church, 85 Seaverns Avenue in Jamaica Plain on Saturday evening, February 11 at 8pm.  Listeners can expect an […]

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Smell the Love: A fundraiser for JP Music Festival

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Join us for a night of cover songs about "love and hope and sex and dreams" to benefit the JP Music Festival! Want to perform a song or two? Sign […]

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