NEW HAVEN, Conn. — The City of New Haven is alerting hundreds of residents, after it was determined the city did not properly store hundreds of Pfizer vaccine doses at one of its city clinics.
New Haven Mayor Justin Elicker said about 650 people who got a dose of the Pfizer vaccine at the city's health clinic at 54 Meadow Street got doses that may not be fully effective due to being kept in a temperature colder than normal.
Those doses were distributed between Dec. 23 and Feb. 7, according to the mayor.
The "temperature excursion" is said to not present any health issues on its own, but might impact the vaccine's effectiveness.
The city is working with the state Department of Public Health and Pfizer to figure out how to proceed. Late Friday evening, Pfizer and DPH recommend the affected people get re-vaccinated as soon as possible.
The affected individuals will be contacted by phone and email regarding the situation.
Mayor Elicker stressed that only the Pfizer doses from the Meadow Street location, distributed between Dec. 23 and Feb. 7, are affected. No other vaccine doses distributed at other city sites were affected.
This is a developing story. Check back for more details.
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