Sydney GP Dr Ben Balzer is on a mission to reclaim his fridge — and he’s starting with the “ridiculous” amount of packaging included for tiny vials of vaccine.

Dr Balzer is waging war on what he has dubbed the “fridge hogs” — or all those oversized boxes containing single doses of vaccine.

Recently, he succumbed and bought a second (larger) vaccine fridge following the surge in demand for influenza shots because his original one was crammed full of overpackaged vials and ampoules.

He is calling on vaccine manufacturers to stop using unnecessarily large boxes and inserts and to make product information available online.