Covid-19 Watch: 6.25 tonnes of empty vaccine vials disposed of as of June 28, says Health Ministry

FILE PHOTO: Vials labelled "AstraZeneca, Pfizer - Biontech, Johnson&Johnson, Sputnik V coronavirus disease (COVID-19) vaccine" are seen in this illustration picture taken May 2, 2021. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Illustration

KUALA LUMPUR (Bernama): A total of 6.25 tonnes of empty vaccine vials has been disposed of as clinical waste since the National Covid-19 Immunisation Programme was launched on Feb 24.

Health Ministry's (MOE) Engineering Services Division, in a statement, said those were the vials of Covid-19 vaccines given to 7,593,179 recipients as of June 28.