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Dr. Hasan Gokal was fired after giving away 10 COVID-19 vaccine doses that were due to expire.
Gokal said he spent six hours trying to find people who wanted the shot.
The Houston DA s office later charged him with theft.
On December 29, Dr. Hasan Gokal was getting ready to wrap up the first day of Houston s COVID-19 vaccination drive when one last person drove up for a dose before the site was set to close.
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Dr. Hasan Gokal decided to give away 10 doses of the COVID-19 vaccine that were on the verge of going to waste, in what he thought was the responsible decision. Everything that came next was an absolute, complete utter shock, and mind-blowingly unexpected, he told CBS News.
The Houston doctor worked as Texas Harris County Public Health Department emergency response physician for the Office of Preparedness. He was also the medical director for the COVID-19 vaccine rollout for the county.
In late December of last year, he was supervising a vaccination event for emergency workers the county s first public vaccination event, he said. Within two weeks, he d be fired and charged with theft for his actions that night.
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