Steven Brandenburg a pharmacist in Wisconsin was arrested for intentionally leaving out 57 vials of the Moderna Covid-19 vaccine from cold storage. The viles were left them out for 12 hours, possibly rendering them useless. Each vial contained 10 doses; in total, the material was worth $8,550 to $11,400, according to a probable cause statement by Grafton police Detective Sargent Eric Sutherland.
In a probable cause statement obtained by CNN affiliate WTMJ, authorities say the pharmacist admitted to investigators he believed in conspiracy theories and believed “the COVID-19 vaccine was not safe for people and could harm them and change their DNA.”
People were given shots with the doses that had been sabotaged by the pharmacist. It is believed they will have no ill side effects from being injected with the damaged vaccine but they are likely not protected from the virus. Tests need to be done on the doses to determine if they are indeed ineffective after being removed from cold storage. The pharmacist was fired from the Advocate Aurora Health hospital system