Real talk
If you want to squeeze that nickle and dime to get a little bit more of the vaccine, ask not to throw away their vials. What they are sucking out of them vials are not 100% of the vaccine. The residue, if you collect enough will give enough for another shot.
Do it legally though. Don't be like this guy.
A Houston area health department doctor accused by prosecutors of stealing nine doses of coronavirus vaccine from a damaged vial and administering them to family and friends insists he did nothing wrong and was only trying to ensure the vaccine was not wasted, his attorney said Thursday.
Authorities allege that Hasan Gokal, who worked for Harris County Public Health, stole a vial of the Moderna coronavirus vaccine while working at a vaccination site at a suburban Houston park on Dec. 29.
Gokal told a health department employee earlier this month that “he had taken a punctured vial of the Moderna vaccine ... at the end of operations and that he took the vial offsite and vaccinated his friends and family,” according to a probable cause complaint.
Prosecutors determined Gokal, 48, had given the vaccine to nine individuals, including his wife, according to the complaint.
“He abused his position to place his friends and family in line in front of people who had gone through the lawful process to be there,” said Harris County District Attorney Kim Ogg. “What he did was illegal and he’ll be held accountable under the law.”
https://www.ksat.com/news/texas/2021/01/22/texas-doctor-accused-of-stealing-damaged-vial-of-covid-19-vaccine-giving-doses-to-family-and-friends/Charge dropped against Harris County Public Health doctor accused of stealing COVID-19 vaccine doses
https://abc13.com/dr-hasan-gokal-doctor-accused-of-stealing-vaccine-covid-19-theft-harris-county-vaccinations/10005308/