Nearly €50m worth of vaccines destroyed or returned unused by the HSE in two years

Discarded stock included jabs for infants, children and adults

More than 1.1 million doses of the Covid vaccine were disposed of

More than €48.5m worth of vaccines have been destroyed or returned unused by the HSE over the past two years.

The health service said the unused stock included vaccines and nasal sprays for flu, Covid-19, and human papillomavirus (HPV).