A health system in Wisconsin says that 500 doses of coronavirus vaccine that had to be discarded after not being left in the refrigerator were apparently intentionally spoiled by an employee.
Aurora Medical Center first reported the spoiled doses on Saturday, saying they were accidentally dropped off by an employee at Aurora Medical Center in Grafton overnight.
Aurora said in a statement late Wednesday that the employee in question “admitted today that they deliberately took the vaccine out of the refrigerator.”
According to Aurora’s statement, they fired the employee and referred the matter to the authorities for further investigation.
Their statement did not address a possible motive for the action, and health officials did not immediately respond to messages.