An Australian medical clinic’s error in documenting whether their vaccines were stored at the right temperature has led to the health department declaring 20 years’ worth of vaccinations may be ineffective.
The vaccines were likely exposed to temperatures that reduce their efficacy, the department said in their probe into Dodges Ferry Medical Clinic in Tasmania.
1,948 people known to have received vaccinations in the last two decades at the facility have been urged to discuss revaccinations with their General Practitioners (GP).
“The Director of Public Health found that between July 2003 and March 22, 2023, there was no written evidence that showed the vaccines were being stored as required by National Guidelines,” the health department advised on Wednesday….