PHOTO: GREGOR RICHARDSONDunedin pharmacies are reporting a ‘‘massive’’ amount of missed Covid-19 vaccination appointments as people forget to cancel bookings. Roslyn Pharmacy immunisation co-ordinator Alex Svejkar said it had experienced a noticeable increase in no-shows recently, particularly on Monday and Tuesday. He said each vial made up six vaccines, meaning vaccines had to be made up six at a time. She said the impact of missed appointments affected staff planning more than created vaccine wastage, because the vaccine was drawn up to demand throughout the day. The spokeswoman referred to national vaccine wastage information that showed a ‘‘very low’’ level of vaccine waste.

Source: Otago Daily Times September 03, 2021 16:33 UTC