Police investigate deliberate spoiling of 500 vaccine doses

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A nurse holds up a syringe with a vaccine in it at the Jackson Memorial Hospital on Dec. 30, 2020 in Miami, Fla. | Joe Raedle/Getty Images

By ASSOCIATED PRESS

GRAFTON, Wis. — Police and federal authorities are investigating after an employee at a Wisconsin health system admitted to deliberately spoiling 500 doses of coronavirus vaccine.

Aurora Medical Center first reported that the doses has been spoiled on Saturday, saying they had been accidentally left out unrefrigerated overnight by an employee at Aurora Medical Center in Grafton. The health system said Wednesday that the doses of vaccine now appear to have been deliberately spoiled.

Police in Grafton, about 20 miles north of Milwaukee, said in a statement that the department, FBI, and Food and Drug Administration are “actively” investigating the case. Police said they were notified of the alleged tampering Wednesday night. Police said Thursday morning that no other information would be immediately released, and declined to say if any arrests have been made.

Source:Politico

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