Coronavirus: Vaccination
(asked on 19th January 2021) - View Source
Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will make it the policy of the NHS to collect multi-dose vaccine phials which have been used at vaccination hubs so that they can be sterilised for reuse.
This question was answered on 20th April 2021
As set out in the COVID-19 Waste Management Standard Operating Procedure, vaccine vials contaminated with pharmaceuticals are classified as medicinal waste and should be disposed of accordingly. We have no plans to amend this guidance.