Nurse arrested for trying to steal doses of the TCF Center’s COVID vaccine, police said

DETROIT – Police said a nurse was arrested for trying to steal doses of the coronavirus vaccine from the TCF Center in Detroit.

Another nurse witnessed the attempted robbery and reported it immediately, the police said. The nurse accused of the attempted robbery worked for a contractor and had been hired to give the vaccine to Detroit residents.

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The nurse is accused of taking two syringes of the Pfizer vaccine and putting them in her pocket. She was arrested by the Detroit police.

Detroit operations director Hakim Berry said the vaccine is carefully guarded.

“Our vaccines are stored in a safe place,” said Berry. “Even when we deliver, they are with a security guard. We count each syringe we distribute. “

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