“We're now at 108.1% of the vaccines received that we've put in arms, meaning that we've got more vaccines out of the vials and absolutely not throwing a single one away.”
What PolitiFact found
Vials of the Pfizer coronavirus vaccine include an “extra” dose, and the state has consistently been able to inject those additional doses.
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In short
Jim Justice (West Virginia governor) made this claim around 1 February 2021. PolitiFact (United States) looked into it and published its finding on 2 February 2021, 1 day later. Its rating was “Thanks to "extra" doses in vial”.
Jim Justice has 11 checked claims in this archive. Fact-checking organisations rated 1 of them false or fake, 6 misleading or mixed and 3 true.
Where the claim appeared
- transcripts.cnn.comhttp://transcripts.cnn.com/TRANSCRIPTS/2102/01/cnr.03.html
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