Nurse arrested for trying to steal doses of COVID vaccine at TCF Center, police say

DETROIT Police said a nurse was arrested for trying to steal doses of coronavirus vaccine at the TCF Center in Detroit.

Police saw another nurse who saw the attempted theft. The nurse accused of attempted theft works for a contractor and has been hired to give the vaccine to Detroit residents.

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The nurse is accused of taking two syringes of the Pfizer vaccine and putting them in her pocket. She was arrested by Detroit police.

Detroit chief operating officer Hakim Berry said the vaccine is being carefully protected.

“Our vaccines are stored in a safe place,” Berry said. ‘Even when we deliver, they’re at a security guard. We take into account every syringe we give. ”

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