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More than 50 doses of the unusable vaccine were administered before the pharmacist realized the violation. (Symbol image)
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In the US state of Wisconsin, a pharmacist admitted that he had deliberately disabled several hundred doses of a coronavirus vaccine. The man was arrested.
meAn employee of a hospital pharmacy in the US state of Wisconsin was arrested for allegedly ruining around 570 doses of a coronavirus vaccine. At first it was assumed that there was an oversight. But investigations showed the suspect deliberately removed the vaccine from the refrigerator and left it overnight, Grafton police said Thursday. The man admitted that he knew the vaccine doses were therefore useless.
According to the police, the incident occurred on December 26. 57 doses of the ineffective vaccine were administered, which, according to the hospital, does not pose a direct risk to those affected. However, they are not protected by the vaccine. The value of the destroyed vaccines is estimated to be around $ 8,000 to $ 11,000. The motive for the act was initially unclear. The hospital has already released the man.
The case caused a sensation, as the vaccine is currently only available in the United States on a limited basis. According to media reports, the unusable vaccination doses were intended, among other things, for hospital staff, as well as residents and employees of nursing homes. For the state of Wisconsin with a population of around 5.8 million, the competent authority reported 3,810 new confirmed infections and 41 deaths on Thursday.
