Some Remdesivir was wasted because it was delivered to hospitals that couldn't refrigerate it. And, was sent to hospitals with no patients eligible to get it, instead of being sent to hospitals where it was urgently needed.

People probably died because of this.

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The Trump administration mishandled the initial distribution of a scarce covid-19 treatment, in some cases delivering it to the wrong hospitals, to sites with no patients eligible for it, and to facilities without the needed refrigeration to store it, according to nine current and former senior administration officials. Demand for remdesivir has soared since a clinical trial showed that patients with severe cases recovered faster after taking it. The drug is the only approved coronavirus treatment and is in extremely short supply, so doctors say any delay could be catastrophic.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/health/2020/05...amp;wpmk=1

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