Repeat shots advised for 1,800 after pharmacy improperly stores vaccines

The Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment is advising 1,800 people who were vaccinated for COVID-19 at Denver-based Red Rock Pharmacy to get revaccinated because the pharmacy improperly stored and handled vaccines, NBC affiliate 9News reported April 26.

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The state health department suspended the pharmacy from participating in its COVID-19 vaccination program after an on-site visit revealed a number of issues with their handling of the vaccines. The CDC found approximately 2,100 COVID-19 vaccine doses to be invalid because of the pharmacy’s violations. 

The facility primarily administered booster shots but also gave primary doses. All patients who received COVID-19 vaccines during the pharmacy’s off-site clinics between Jan. 15, 2021, and April 1, 2022, should be revaccinated, according to the state health department.

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