Charges pending for Grafton pharmacist accused of sabotaging COVID vaccine
Health officials say incident is result of bad actor and not bad process Share Updated: 5:30 PM CST Jan 2, 2021 Matt Smith
Health officials say incident is result of bad actor and not bad process Share Updated: 5:30 PM CST Jan 2, 2021
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Show Transcript INVESTIGATIONS ARE ONGOING INTO HOW THE CORONAVIRUS VACCINES ARE BEING STORED. REPORTER: SO MANY QUESTIONS ABOUT WHAT HAPPENED IN GRAFTON AND HOW A PHARMACIST WAS ACCUSED OF INTENTIONALLY SABOTAGING HUNDREDS OF DOSES OF THE CORONAVIRUS SEXY. THIS WAS A SITUATION INVOLVING A BAD ACTOR. REPORTER: IT IS UNCLEAR WHAT IF ANY CHANGES WILL BE MADE BUT THEY SAY THAT BOTH CURRENT VACCINES ARE THOROUGHLY DOCUMENTED. STATE HEALTH OFFICIALS TELL 12 NEWS THAT ANY INCIDENT INVOLVING WASTED DOSES MUST BE INVESTIGATED AND REPORTED. THERE ARE QUESTIONS ABOUT THE TRANSPARENCY OF THE VACCINE ROLLOUT IT
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Fifty-seven people received a COVID-19 vaccine at Aurora Medical Center-Grafton that was determined to be potentially ineffective after a pharmacist intentionally removed vaccine vials from a refrigerator overnight.