A Wisconsin pharmacist accused of spoiling hundreds of doses of the COVID-19 vaccine agreed to plead guilty in the case, federal prosecutors announced on Tuesday.
Steven Brandenburg, 46, a conspiracy theorist who believed the vaccine would alter human DNA, faces up to 10 years in prison, the Wisconsin prosecutor’s office said in a statement.
Pharmacist Steven Brandenburg faces up to 10 years in prison.
(Ozaukee County Sheriff via AP)
“Pharmacists are among the most trusted professionals,” said FBI agent in charge, Robert Hughes. “This individual used his special access to tamper with vials of the much-needed COVID-19 vaccine.”
Brandenburg, who worked at the Grafton Aurora Medical Center, left 50 vials of the Modern vaccine for 12 hours in December, according to authorities.
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The vials contained about 570 doses of the vaccine.
The pharmacist, who has already been fired from his job, reportedly confessed to employees that he exposed the vaccine because he believed it was harmful.
Brandenburg also had his pharmacist license suspended.
False claims about the DNA-altering effects of inoculations have been circulating on online conspiracy theory sites for weeks, but experts vehemently refute the claim.
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Brandenburg pleaded not guilty to the charges in his indictment earlier this month,
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