MILWAUKEE, Wis. (WMTV) – The Aurora Medical Center in Grafton says the individual who removed more than 500 doses of the Modern COVID-19 vaccine admitted to doing so intentionally on Wednesday.
Earlier this week, the Medical Center said it was reported that 57 vials of the vaccine were removed from the pharmacy refrigerator overnight and that an immediate internal review led investigators to believe that the removal was caused by “inadvertent human error”.
However, the individual in question admitted on Wednesday that he did it intentionally.
Aurora Medical Center said the authorities have been contacted and that the incident is under investigation.
“We are more than disappointed that the actions of this individual will result in more than 500 people being delayed in receiving the vaccine,” the Medical Center said in a statement on Wednesday. “This was a violation of our fundamental values, and the individual is no longer employed by us.”
The doctors even managed to administer part of the vaccine from the vials within the allowed 12-hour post-refrigeration window.
Once the vaccine is thawed, it cannot be refrozen.
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