A pharmacist from Wisconsin His license was suspended on Wednesday after he was accused of intentionally destroying coronavirus vaccines.
Wisconsin Pharmacy Review Committee suspend Steven Brandenburg’s license on charges of spoiling 500 doses of vaccine because he considered it unsafe and would change a person’s DNA, The Associated Press reported. Brandenburg cannot practice while his license is suspended.
Former pharmacist Aurora Health’s lawyer claimed when he was arrested that it was an accidental mistake and that he did not want to destroy the vaccine vials. Police he said he later admitted when the intended ampoules are removed.
Brandenburg eliminated the 57 ampoules from the refrigerator on December 24 and December 25. The ampoules were not discovered until December 26. “[S]Part of the vaccine was given to team members on Dec. 26 in the approved window 12 hours after refrigeration, “but the rest had to be discarded, the hospital said in a Dec. 28 statement.
Brandenburg has not yet been charged, but a state conference for the case will be held on Tuesday. Brandenburg agreed to have his license suspended “to focus ”on the allegations that could be made against him.
pharmacist he allegedly manipulated the vaccine because he believed in conspiracy theories that the coronavirus vaccine was designed to alter a person’s DNA. The doses he destroyed cost between $ 8,000 and $ 11,000, authorities say.
Public health officials have struggled for months with misinformation and other similar false claims about the vaccine, although officials have tried to reduce skepticism among those who are eligible for a vaccination but have chosen not to, raising concerns about its rapid development.
Millions of doses were administered in the United States last month, but the launch remained, with federal officials hoping to increase vaccination rates in the coming weeks.