Wisconsin pharmacist arrested for intentionally spoiling coronavirus vaccine
By: James Groh
and last updated 2020-12-31 17:03:43-05
GRAFTON â Grafton Police have arrested the Aurora Health Care pharmacist who intentionally spoiled more than 500 doses of the Moderna coronavirus vaccine on Thursday, officials said.
He has been arrested on charges of first degree recklessly endangering safety, adulterating a prescription drug, and criminal damage to property. He is currently held at the Ozaukee County jail. The identity of the pharmacist is being withheld at this time.
The value of the spoiled vaccines is estimated to be around $8,000 to $11,000, police said.
Last week, an Advocate Aurora Health employee intentionally removed 57 vials of the Moderna vaccine from refrigeration. It spoiled over 500 doses of the vaccine.
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US pharmacist arrested on charges of sabotaging COVID vaccine doses
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US pharmacist arrested on charges of sabotaging COVID vaccine doses
(Reuters) - A Wisconsin hospital pharmacist was arrested on Thursday on suspicion of sabotaging more than 500 doses of coronavirus vaccine by deliberately removing them from refrigeration to spoil, police and medical authorities said.
The pharmacist, an employee of Aurora Medical Center in Grafton, Wisconsin, at the time that 57 vials of vaccine were found left out of cold storage earlier this week, has since been fired but has not been publicly identified, officials said.
Each vial contains 10 doses. Nearly 60 of the doses in question were administered before hospital officials determined the medication had been left unrefrigerated long enough to render the vaccine ineffective. The remaining 500-plus doses were then discarded.
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GRAFTON, Wis. A former Wisconsin hospital worker was arrested Thursday afternoon after telling authorities he intentionally removed COViD-19 vaccines from the refrigerator at Aurora Medical Center in Grafton. The Grafton Police Department announced the arrest in a news release but did not provide the name of the pharmacist arrested. He is being held in the Ozaukee County Jail and.