A Sydney nurse says she was sacked for giving soon-to-be expired doses of Pfizer vaccine to her daughter and two nephews.
The woman was working for a contractor hired to administer vaccines in aged care facilities when she used three leftover doses that would otherwise have been discarded, she told 2GB on Monday.
Each family member was eligible to receive Pfizer, she said.
"I believe I did the right thing," Christine, who didn't give her last name, told the Sydney radio station.
"I mean part of the code of conduct is to be smart and cost-effective."
Her employer, a not-for-profit, has been contacted for comment.
The NSW chief medical officer said she wasn't in a position to know about the case, and declined to comment on whether the nurse should be reinstated.
But Kerry Chant said she didn't want even one dose of Pfizer going to waste.
"All I would like to stress is I do not want any wastage of Pfizer," Dr Chant told reporters on Monday.
About 460,000 shots were administered in NSW last week.
The proportion of the state's population aged over 15 with at least one dose - the group used for federal government targets - rose last week from 37 per cent to 41 per cent.
