More than 500 vaccine doses were left out to spoil on purpose by a hospital employee.

[Mary Wilson]

4 hours ago
By Kate Taylor

An employee at a Wisconsin hospital intentionally removed more than 500 doses of coronavirus vaccine from refrigeration last week, rendering them useless, the hospital system said Wednesday night.

The employee’s motive is unclear.

The hospital, the Aurora Medical Center in Grafton, Wis., notified the local police department, which is investigating the incident, along with the Federal Bureau of Investigation and the Food and Drug Administration, the police said.

... It was not clear whether any charges had been brought. The police department said it could not comment further on an active investigation.

https://www.nytimes.com/2020/12/31/...cine-destroyed.html?smtyp=cur&smid=tw-nytimes

 

[Mary Wilson]

Police arrest pharmacist accused of intentionally spoiling COVID-19 vaccines

Updated: 4:28 PM CST Dec 31, 2020

GRAFTON, Wis. —
Police have arrested a fired pharmacist who is accused of intentionally spoiling of more than 500 COVID-19 vaccines at Aurora Medical Center in Grafton.

Investigators said the man, a 46-year-old Grafton resident, was arrested Thursday afternoon.

...Grafton police said they were investigating, along with the FBI and Food and Drug Administration.
Officers said the value of the spoiled vaccines was between $8,000 and $11,000.

"Grafton detectives indicate that the individual knew the spoiled vaccinations would be useless and that people who received the vaccinations would think they had been vaccinated against the virus when in fact they were not," police said in a statement to WISN 12.
... But Bahr said hospital officials also learned the vials were left out longer than originally reported and may not be as effective in combating the virus.

Those vaccine recipients have been notified of the situation, Bahr said.

https://www.wisn.com/article/covid-...-spoiling-of-vaccines-by-pharmacist/35105533#