A D.C. law student was in the right place at the right time on New Year’s day to benefit from a directive from D.C. Health to use up any remaining COVID-19 vaccine doses before being forced to throw it away.
David MacMillan says he went to the Brentwood Giant to shop, when a pharmacist asked him if he’d like the Moderna COVID-19 vaccine. She explained that first responders who had signed up to be vaccinated missed their appointments, leaving extra doses which would otherwise need to be discarded.
“We were just getting groceries and she said, hey I’ve got these extra doses of the Moderna vaccine and ‘would you guys like to get vaccinated?'” MacMillan recalled.
“I’m excited that I have it. Obviously I’m still wearing a mask, I’m still distancing at least until I get the second dose and probably a little bit after that, but I’m excited that I’ve got some protection,” he said.
Once a vial of vaccine is punctured, health officials say it can’t be out for more than a few hours and it can not be put into the refrigerator again.
1st responders, do you think maybe they missed it because they were responding