Daily News | Philadelphia’s oversight of childhood vaccinations languished during the pandemic, city audit finds
, such as those for polio, rotavirus, hepatitis B, and measles, mumps, and rubella, from July 2020 through July 2021.
“A lack of proper oversight of the program can result in vaccines being improperly safeguarded or wasted,” Charles Edacheril, the acting city controller, said in a statement. ”Additionally, if we don’t have complete or up-to-date records for administered vaccines, that could result in health issues for those who need to receive those vaccines.”responsible for these checks were busy at the time conducting COVID testing, responding to outbreaks in nursing homes, and helping to administer
COVID vaccines, health department spokesperson James Garrow said in a statement issued Tuesday in response to the audit.There’s no evidence that the lax oversight resulted in significant waste or harm, the statement said. The audit reviewed records from the federal Vaccines for Children program, which provides doctors’ offices with free vaccinesin the city participated in the program in 2021. The city health department must conduct on-site visits once every two yearsThe issue came to light through an audit of all city programs funded by federal grants.
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