Israel eyes disposing of 80,000 COVID vaccines

Israel plans to dispose of 80,000 COVID-19 vaccines due to expire at midnight, Report informs referring to Channel 12 news.

The Pfizer-BioNTech vaccines were said to be worth NIS 6 million ($1.8 million), The Times of Israel noted.

According to the network, which said that Pfizer refused to extend the expiration date, Israel has not previously thrown out such a high number of vaccines during the pandemic.

“The State of Israel is managing its stock of vaccines while paying attention to the expiry of the product,” the Health Ministry said in response.

“The state signed confidentially agreements and cannot reveal the exact amount of vaccines,” it added.