Balkans | 2.1 million doses of Covid-19 vaccine wasted in Bulgaria: worth 25 million euros

According to data on the website of the Bulgarian Ministry of Health, 2.1 million doses of the Kovid-19 vaccine worth €25 million have been destroyed or will be destroyed so far in Bulgaria.

Thousands of doses of the Kovid-19 vaccine have been destroyed in Bulgaria. According to data on the website of the Bulgarian Ministry of Health, 2.1 million doses of the Kovid-19 vaccine worth €25 million have been destroyed or will be destroyed so far in Bulgaria.

Vaccine destruction has been reported for reasons such as expired, unused multi-dose vials, incomplete use, broken bottles, and improper storage.

In Bulgaria, 689 thousand 508 vaccine doses from AstraZeneca, 1 million 159 thousand 628 doses from Pfizer / BioNTech, 261 thousand 828 doses from Moderna, 4 thousand 803 doses from Janssen, 9 doses from Valneva Ostry have been destroyed so far.

Bulgaria agreed on May 17, 2021 to purchase 14 million vaccine doses from Pfizer/BioNTech for €267 million. Pfizer / BioNTech will deliver 8 million 354 thousand 768 doses of the said order to Bulgaria this year. Bulgaria will not receive vaccines from other brands this year.

While Bulgaria ranks last among EU countries in vaccination, it is among the countries with the highest number of deaths due to Kovid-19 compared to the population in Europe.