Yesterday, Allahpundit entered the story of the worker from the Wisconsin hospital, who was fired because he “spoiled” more than 500 doses of vaccine, taking them out of the refrigerator and leaving them on the counter all night. I confess that I was a little confused by this report. I mean, it was supposed to be an accident, right? What kind of person would do that intentionally? But, as it turns out, a subsequent investigation showed that the still unknown worker confessed that he did it intentionally. He has now been arrested and faces a number of charges. (Wapo)
A pharmacist accused of deliberately breaking more than 500 doses of coronavirus vaccine at a hospital outside Milwaukee was arrested Thursday afternoon, local authorities said.
Police in Grafton, Wis., Arrested the unnamed man on charges of recklessly endangering safety, adulterating a prescription drug and criminal damage to property. He is being held in the county jail, according to a police statement.
The alleged episode, at Aurora Medical Center in Grafton, Wis., Drew anger nationwide because limited supplies of photos are rationed for high-risk individuals. The estimated dose, which authorities say totals up to $ 11,000, is fading compared to the protection it could have provided to health workers in the front lines of the intensified pandemic.
This story is even stranger than it first appeared. According to the police, the man admitted in writing that he had done the deed, further mentioning that he was fully aware that if the bottles were improperly stored, “the vaccine would be ineffective. “My first thought was to wonder why he confessed when he could simply say he had made a mistake. I assume they may have told someone else about his actions and reported it to either the police or a supervisor.
To make matters worse, he didn’t do it once. He did it twice. He allegedly left the bottles out on Christmas Eve, returned them to the cold store in the morning, and then did the same the next night. On Saturday, believing they had been left out for one night and were still well, the hospital rushed to use the vials to vaccinate “several dozen people.” But now it turns out that those people may not receive the full measure of expected immunity if they see any benefit. Probably a few dozen people will have to return for another round of treatment.
What could have motivated this guy? This doesn’t sound like a kind of prank that even a very ugly person could pull off because he has no real pay. He thought:ha ha, you thought you were vaccinated, but you’re still vulnerable? For a total group of strangers? I suppose there are some people who are simply evil villains who will cause chaos and evil just for the sake of doing so, but even if that is the case here, it is a really bizarre way to cause trouble.
It seems they are not thinking of accusing him of attempted murder, but they will try reckless threats. There are also several other charges for pedestrians related to damage to property and adulteration of prescription drugs. I guess he’s right and I wouldn’t be surprised if a court decides to throw the book at him just to give an example.
Meanwhile, even though it does not appear to have been intentional, 42 people in West Virginia accidentally received antibody treatment when they thought they were receiving the vaccine. (Hill)
West Virginia officials accidentally gave 42 people COVID-19 antibody treatment instead of the Moderna vaccine.
The West Virginia National Guard said in a statement that it “found out about an error” on Wednesday that led to individuals receiving Regeneron COVID-19 antibody treatment instead of the vaccine.
The state Department of Health says it does not believe the recipients are in danger of receiving antibody treatment. All those who received it will be called back and given the vaccine itself.
The curious part of this snafu is that antibody treatment is given by an IV line, not a quick injection with a syringe. Wouldn’t people who came looking for a vaccine notice that something is different? Maybe not, I guess, especially if he doesn’t work in health care. But what about the clinic workers? If they knew they had to give vaccines and were suddenly told to start connecting patients to a IV line, wouldn’t they ask some questions?
I don’t think we can go down to the clinic too hard. This is one of the biggest launches of a new vaccine the nation has ever seen. There must be some scams along the way. Let’s just hope none of them turn out to be literally fatal mistakes.