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February 2, 2021 1:49 pm
WASHINGTON PORT, Wis. (WISN) A pharmacist attempted to ruin more than 500 doses of the Moderna vaccine, telling investigators he believed the vaccine was unsafe and altered recipients’ DNA.
Steven Brandenburg, a Grafton, Wisconsin pharmacist, appeared in Ozaukee County Court Tuesday afternoon. He is charged with a misdemeanor of attempted felony criminal damage to property.
Prosecutors claim Brandenburg intentionally tried to spoil the COVID-19 vaccines, something he confessed to in an email to his Aurora employers.
Brandenburg wrote that he removed the box of Moderna vaccines from the temperature-controlled refrigerator twice. Once on Christmas Eve, then again on Christmas Day.
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Pharmacist confesses to sabotaging COVID-19 vaccines
Prosecutors say Steven Brandenburg removed more than 500 doses of the Moderna vaccine from refrigeration.Grafton Police Department
The Wisconsin pharmacist accused of trying to destroy more than 500 doses of COVID-19 vaccine has been charged with a misdemeanor as the investigation continues, authorities said.
Prosecutors also said at a hearing in Ozaukee County Court on Tuesday that Stephen Brandenburg s alleged efforts, including removing 57 vials of Moderna vaccine from refrigerated storage on or around Dec. 24, may not have succeeded in rendering them unusable.