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PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Two Portland hospitals threw out more than three dozen doses of the COVID-19 vaccine altogether and state health officials were initially not aware of the wasted shots, according to a report.

Oregon Health & Science University lost 15 Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine doses after a vial broke and two were mixed improperly, The Oregonian/OregonLive reported Wednesday. Legacy Health wasted 27 doses when it couldn’t find health care workers to take surplus vaccine before it expired. The vaccine has to be kept at ultra-cold temperatures to be effective and must be administered quickly.