GRAFTON – Grafton police arrested pharmacist Aurora Health Care, who intentionally spoiled more than 500 doses of the modern coronavirus vaccine on Thursday, officials said.
He was arrested on charges of recklessly jeopardizing security, tampering with a prescription drug and criminal property damage. He is currently being held in Ozaukee County Prison. The pharmacist’s identity is being withheld at this time.
The value of spoiled vaccines is estimated at about $ 8,000 to $ 11,000, police said.
Grafton police said the pharmacist “knew that spoiled vaccines would be useless and that the people who received the vaccines would think they were vaccinated against the virus when they were not.”
Last week, an Advocate Aurora Health employee intentionally removed 57 vials of Modern vaccine from refrigeration. He spoiled more than 500 doses of the vaccine.
On Thursday, the president of Aurora Health Care Medical Group said 57 people received the vaccine after it was left out for longer than appropriate. The president said there is no harm in receiving the spoiled vaccine. He added that it was ineffective or ineffective. He said Moderna also confirmed that.
There is no known reason why the pharmacist did this.
Authorities said no other vaccines had been tampered with.
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