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MILWAUKEE, Wisconsin (WMTV) – Aurora Medical Center in Grafton said the person who withdrew more than 500 doses of the Moderna COVID-19 vaccine admitted to doing so intentionally on Wednesday.
Earlier this week, the medical center said it learned that 57 vials of the vaccine had been removed from a pharmacy refrigerator overnight and that an immediate internal examination led investigators to believe the withdrawal was caused by a “Unintentional human error”.
However, the person in question admitted on Wednesday that he did so on purpose.
Aurora Medical Center says authorities have been contacted and the incident is being further investigated.
“We are more than disappointed that the actions of this individual are causing a delay of more than 500 people receiving their vaccine,” the Medical Center said in a statement Wednesday. “It was a violation of our core values, and the individual is no longer employed by us.”
Clinicians were still able to deliver part of the vaccine from the vials within the 12 hour window after refrigeration.
Once the vaccine is thawed, it cannot be refrozen.
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