A pharmacist at a Wisconsin hospital has been arrested for removing a dose of the Covid-19 vaccine from a refrigerator overnight so that those who received it believe they were inoculated when they were not, police said.
The Rora Medical Center in Grafton, the eruption, began the incident on Saturday and said that 57 vials of the Modarna vaccine containing 5na0 doses were accidentally dropped overnight by staff pharmacists.
Jeff Bahre, president of Ora Rora Medical Group, said in a news briefing on Thursday that the employee began acting suspiciously as the investigation continued and admitted that he had deliberately left the vaccine on Wednesday before further questioning.
The hospital said the pharmacist, who has not been publicly identified, has been fired and the matter has been handed over to police. Dr Behrer said he did not know the pharmacist’s motives, but said there was no evidence that the vials had been tampered with in any other way.
Grafton police said their investigation found that the pharmacist, a resident of Grafton, had removed the vials from the refrigerator “knowing they would be useless” and that those who had been vaccinated thought they had been vaccinated against the virus, when in fact, They were not. “
Pharmacists have been charged with reckless endangering safety, tampering with prescription drugs and causing criminal damage to property. The names of the accused were not immediately available for notification of the charge, police said.
According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the modern Covid-19 vaccine is thought to be stored in a refrigerator between 36 degrees and 46 degrees Fahrenheit.
“After consulting with Moderna, it was determined that the vaccine that was left was administered and then given to 57 patients,” said Dr. Behre.
Those patients have since been contacted and are being monitored for signs that the vaccine they received was no less effective.
As of December 29, Wisconsin had received 47,157 Covid-19 vaccine doses – most of which are Pfizer versions, according to the state.
There were 2,755 cases of the new coronavirus and 35 deaths in Wisconsin on Wednesday, according to the state health department.
