Wisconsin medical worker fired for deliberately destroying 500 Covid vaccine doses by leaving them out of fridge

A MEDICAL facility worker intentionally took destroyed 500 doses of the Covid-19 vaccine by removing over 50 vials of the Moderna drug from a pharmacy freezer.

The Aurora Medical Center in Wisconsin said they had fired a worker at their Grafton location for intentionally removing 57 vials of the Moderna Covid-19 vaccine from the freezer on Saturday.

“We are more than disappointed that this individual’s actions will result in a delay of more than 500 people receiving their vaccine,” the company said in a statement.

“This was a violation of our core values, and the individual is no longer employed by us.”

Officials with the company said the worker admitted to removing the vaccine, with one saying they were “more than disappointed” with them.

The company’s statement came days after an initial review said the incident was the result of an “unintended human error.”

Police in the area have been notified of the incident, however the Medical Center did not disclose any motive for the worker’s actions.

In addition to local police, the FBI and FDA are involved in the investigation.

The vaccines were intended for Aurora Medical Center health workers.

“Earlier this week, we learned that 57 vials of Moderna vaccine were removed from a pharmacy refrigerator at Aurora Medical Center – Grafton overnight, resulting in more than 500 doses of vaccine being discarded,” the Aurora statement began.

“We immediately launched an internal review and were led to believe this was caused by inadvertent human error. The individual in question today acknowledged that they intentionally removed the vaccine from refrigeration,” it continued. “We have notified appropriate authorities for further investigation.”

“We continue to believe that vaccination is our way out of the pandemic. We are more than disappointed that this individual’s actions will result in a delay of more than 500 people receiving their vaccine,” it ended. “This was a violation of our core values, and the individual is no longer employed by us.”