Pharmacist who left Covid vaccine jabs out of fridge wanted to trick people
Aurora Health said the man had initially claimed he made an inadvertent error but the hospital became suspicious, which led to medics firing the man and alerting police
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Wisconsin pharmacist deliberately removed 57 vials of the Moderna coronavirus vaccine from a fridge
The health worker left them out overnight knowing the vaccines would be useless to those who later received them
He faces charges of first degree recklessly endangering safety, adulterating a prescription drug, and criminal damage to property
Steven Brandenberg was booked under the same charges on Thursday
Brandenburg is also listed as a licensed pharmacist in Wisconsin
The former employee of the Advocate Aurora Health Hospital in Grafton was arrested Thursday afternoon
The value of the spoiled vaccines is estimated to be around $8,000 to $11,000
Wisconsin health officials revealed that 57 people were given the ineffective dose of the vaccine after it had been deliberately spoiled
Jan 2, 2021
GRAFTON (WKOW) Police arrested a former employee of a hospital in Grafton for intentionally spoiling COVID-19 vaccines given to 57 people. A former employee of the Advocate Aurora Health Hospital in Grafton has been arrested this afternoon for tampering with and causing the destruction of 57 vials containing approximately 570 doses of the novel Coronavirus vaccine, the Grafton Police Department said in a press release sent Thursday.
Officers did not reveal the name of the person arrested.
Police have recommended charges of first-degree-Recklessly endangering safety, adulterating a prescription drug and criminal damage to property.
No ill effects are expected for the people who got the doses, said Dr. Jeff Bahr, president of Aurora Health Care Medical Group at a press conference earlier in the afternoon.